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This is a list of the longest rivers on the Earth. The data should be considered as approximate and informative, since it is difficult to precisely measure rivers' lengths and drainage areas, while the | This is a list of the longest rivers on the Earth. The data should be considered as approximate and informative, since it is difficult to precisely measure rivers' lengths and drainage areas, while the discharges variey considerably in time. | ||
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|7,180,000 | |7,180,000 | ||
|180,000 | |180,000 | ||
| | |inter-Andean plateau | ||
|[[Atlantic Ocean]] | |[[Atlantic Ocean]] | ||
|South America | |South America | ||
| | |[[Peru]], [[Colombia]], [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Venezuela]] | ||
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|2,880,000 | |2,880,000 | ||
|1,600 | |1,600 | ||
| | |Great Lakes region of central Africa (White Nile); [[Lake Tana]], [[Ethiopia]] (Blue Nile) | ||
|[[Mediterranean Sea]] | |[[Mediterranean Sea]] | ||
|Africa | |Africa | ||
| | |[[Sudan]], [[Burundi]], [[Rwanda]], [[Congo]], [[Tanzania]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Egypt]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:27, 17 January 2008
This is a list of the longest rivers on the Earth. The data should be considered as approximate and informative, since it is difficult to precisely measure rivers' lengths and drainage areas, while the discharges variey considerably in time.
| River | Length (km) | Drainage area (km²) | Average discharge at mouth (m³/s) | Source | Outflow | Continent | Countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amazon | 6,520 | 7,180,000 | 180,000 | inter-Andean plateau | Atlantic Ocean | South America | Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela |
| 2. | Nile | 6,480 | 2,880,000 | 1,600 | Great Lakes region of central Africa (White Nile); Lake Tana, Ethiopia (Blue Nile) | Mediterranean Sea | Africa | Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Egypt |
| 3. | Yangtze | 6,300 | 1,970,000 | 35,000 | East China Sea | Asia | ||
| 4. | Mississippi - Missouri | 6,020 | 3,220,000 | 17,545 | Gulf of Mexico | North America | ||
| 5. | Ob | 5,570 | 2,975,000 | 12,600 | Gulf of Ob | Asia | ||
| 6. | Yenisei | 5,550 | 2,605,000 | 19,600 | Kara Sea | Asia | ||
| 7. | Yellow | 4,850 | 745,000 | 1,365 | Bohai Sea | Asia | China | |
| 8. | Congo | 4,700 | 3,822,000 | 42,000 | Atlantic Ocean | Africa | ||
| 9. | Amur | 4,510 | 1,855,000 | 12,500 | Sea of Okhotsk | Asia | ||
| 10. | Río de la Plata | 4,700 | 2,650,000 | 19,500 | Atlantic ocean | South America | Argentina, Uruguay | |
| 11. | Lena | 4,270 | 2,490 | 16,400 | Laptev Sea | Asia |