1. Nile (4,180 miles)
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| 1. Nile (4,180 miles) |
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.[3] It is 6,650 km (4,180 miles) long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.
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2. Amazon (3,912 miles)
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| 2. Amazon (3,912 miles) |
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined (not including Madeira and Rio Negro, which are tributuaries of The Amazon). The Amazon, which has the largest drainage basin in the world, about 7,050,000 square kilometres (2,720,000 sq mi), accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world’s total river flow.
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3 - Mississippi (3,710 miles)
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| 3 - Mississippi (3,710 miles |
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4. Yangtze (3,602 miles)
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| 4. Yangtze (3,602 miles) |
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiang is the longest river in Asia, and the fourth-longest in the world. It flows from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the biggest rivers by discharge volume in the world. The Yangtze drains one-fifth of China’s land area and its river basin is home to one-third of China’s population. Along with the Yellow River, the Yangtze is the most important river in the history, culture and economy of China.
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5. Ob (3,459 miles)
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| 5. Ob (3,459 miles) |
The Ob River, also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world’s fifth longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Lena River and the Yenisei River). The Gulf of Ob is the world’s longest estuary.
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6. Huang He (2,900 miles)
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| 6. Huang He (2,900 miles) |
The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the sixth-longest in the world. Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into the Bohai Sea. The Yellow River basin has an east-west extent of 1900 km (1,180 mi) and a north-south extent of 1100 km (684 mi). Total basin area is 742,443 km² 6 - Huang He (2,900 miles)
The Huang He or Yellow river, on of the longest rivers in the world, begins its journey in the Eastern part of the Kunlan Mountains, West China and ends in the Gulf of Chihli.
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7. Yenisei (2,800 miles)
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| 7. Yenisei (2,800 miles) |
Yenisei, also written as Yenisey, is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It is the central of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob River and the Lena River). Rising in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course to the Yenisei Gulf in the Kara Sea, draining a large part of central Siberia, the longest stream following the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga-Ider.
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8. Paraná (2,795 miles)
8. Paraná (2,795 miles)
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| 8. Paraná (2,795 miles) |
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase “para rehe onáva”, which comes from the Tupi language and means “like the sea” (that is, “as big as the sea”). It merges first with the Paraguay River and then farther downstream with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
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9. Irtish (2,758 miles)
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| 9. Irtish (2,758 miles) |
The Irtysh River is a river in Siberia and is the chief tributary of the Ob River. Its name means White River. Irtysh’s main affluent is the Tobol River. The Ob-Irtysh forms a major basin in Asia, encompassing most of Western Siberia and the Altay Mountains.
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10. Zaire (2,716 miles)
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| 10. Zaire (2,716 miles) |
The Congo River (also known as the Zaire River) is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of 230 m (750 ft). It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world’s largest river, the Amazon. Zaire or Congo river starts at the Confluence of Lualab and Luapula rivers, Congo and runs into the Atlantic Ocean.
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