What are the 2 largest river in the world?

  • Nile: 4,132 miles.
  • Amazon: 4,000 miles.
  • Yangtze: 3,915 miles.




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3. Yangtze River - China. With a length of 3,915 miles, the Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world. It is also China's most important water system, culturally, historically and economically.

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The Encyclopedia Britannica gives the length of the Nile as 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles), to 6,400 kilometers (3,977 miles) for the Amazon, measuring the latter from the headwaters of the Apurimac River in southern Peru.

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The Amur River - 4,444km (2,761 miles) The tenth-longest river in the world is the Amur River, which extends 4,444km (2,761 miles). This is the total length when you include its farthest source – the river Argun.

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The Nile is credited as the longest river in the world. Its main source is Lake Victoria in east central Africa. From its farthest stream in Burundi, it extends 6,695 km (4,160 miles) in length.

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The Congo is the deepest river in the world. Its headwaters are in the north-east of Zambia, between Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa (Malawi), 1760 metres above sea level; it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Bangladesh has the highest number of rivers (about 700) and is known as the 'land of rivers'. Some major Rivers of Bangladesh are: Brahmaputra, Ganges, Suma, Atrai, Raidak, Mahananda, Teesta, Karnaphuli, Meghna and Bangshi among others.

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Coming a close second after the Nile as the world's longest river, the Amazon River sets the record in terms of the sheer volume of water that it carries – a mind-boggling average discharge of 219,000 m3/sec of water.

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1. Nile River. Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching for 4132 miles (6650 km) in length.

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Here are 12 amazing facts about the Amazon.
  • The Amazon River Once Flowed in the Opposite Direction. ...
  • It's the Largest River in the World by Volume. ...
  • And the Second Longest River on Earth. ...
  • It Affects Sea Level in the Caribbean Sea. ...
  • It's Home to the Amazon River Dolphin. ...
  • The Dorado Catfish Also Lives Here.


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The Everglades is the world's slowest-moving river. When rain fills Lake Okeechobee, in south-central Florida, the lake overflows into the 50-foot wide, 1.5 million acre water filtration system and flows about one meter an hour toward the Gulf of Mexico, at the southern tip of the Sunshine State.

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Caño Cristales, Colombia Dubbed the “River of Five Colours”, Colombia's Caño Cristales is reckoned to be the most beautiful river in the world.

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River Extremes The longest river in the world is the Nile River (4,157 miles long); it is located in northeastern Africa, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The second-longest river is the Amazon River (3,915 miles long); it is located in northeastern South America, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Amazon River is a massive, intricate water system weaving through one of the most vital and complex ecosystems in the world — the Amazon rainforest in South America.

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If there's one thing people know about the Colorado River it's that it doesn't do what other rivers in the world do. It no longer reaches the ocean. Its journey from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific is cut short.

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