Where are the 10 longest rivers in the world?

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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The two longest rivers in the world are the Nile, flowing into the Mediterranean, and the Amazon, flowing into the South Atlantic. Which is the longer is more a matter of definition than simple measurement.

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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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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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