What is the 7 longest river in the world?

The seventh-longest river in the world is the Ob, which extends a total of 5,410km (3,362 miles). This is when the Irtysh River is included as part of its main course. The Ob is on the west of the three major Siberian rivers – Ob, Yenisey, and Lena – and runs north through Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia.



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The Ob-Irtysh River The seventh-longest river in the world is the Ob-Irtysh river system. The Ob River originates in western Siberia in the Altai Mountains and is met by the Irtysh River that begins in Mongolia and flows through China and Kazakhstan before entering Russia.

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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 Top Ten: Longest Rivers of the World
  • Nile. Africa. 4,180.
  • Amazon. South America. 3,912.
  • Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock. United States. 3,710.
  • Chang Jiang (Yangtze) China. 3,602.
  • Ob. Russia. 3,459.
  • Huang Ho (Yellow) China. 2,900.
  • Yenisei. Russia. 2,800.
  • Parana. South America. 2,795.


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A detailed description of the top 10 longest rivers in the world:
  • Nile River- (length- 6650 Km) ...
  • The Amazon River- (length- 6575 Km) ...
  • The Yangtze River- (length-6300 Km) ...
  • The Mississippi River- (length- 6275Km) ...
  • The Yenisei River- (length-5539 Km) ...
  • The Yellow River- (length- 5464 Km) ...
  • The Ob-Irtysh River- (length- 5410 Km)


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Here is a list of five longest rivers of the world
  • Nile River: The longest river in the world.
  • Amazon River: Second longest and the largest by water flow.
  • Yangtze River: The longest river in Asia.
  • Mississippi-Missouri.
  • Yenisei.


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The Amazon might also be the world's longest river—depending on whom you ask. Most scientists believe the South American river is at least 4,000 miles (6,400 km) long—still shorter than the Nile, which is widely held to be the world's longest river at about 4,132 miles (6,650 km).

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The 25 Longest Rivers in the World
  1. Nile. 4,135 miles. North/East Africa.
  2. Amazon. 3,980 miles. South America.
  3. Chang Jiang (Yangtze) 3,917 miles. China.
  4. Mississippi-Missouri. 3,870 miles. USA.
  5. Yenisey. 3,434 miles. Russia.
  6. Huang He. 3,395 miles. China.
  7. Ob-Irtysh. 3,354 miles. Russia.
  8. Congo. 2,914 miles. Central Africa.


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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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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 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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The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest river in the world, though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer.

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