Geography
Longest Rivers
The world's longest rivers with their lengths, continents, and source/mouth information.
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Name↕ | Length (km)↕ | Continent↕ | Countries Through↕ | Source↕ | Mouth↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nile | 6,650 | Africa | 11 countries (Uganda, Sudan, Egypt, etc.) | Lake Victoria / Burundi highlands | Mediterranean Sea |
| Amazon | 6,400 | South America | Peru, Colombia, Brazil | Andes, Peru | Atlantic Ocean |
| Yangtze | 6,300 | Asia | China | Tibetan Plateau | East China Sea |
| Mississippi-Missouri | 6,275 | North America | United States | Lake Itasca, Minnesota / Brower's Spring, Montana | Gulf of Mexico |
| Yenisei-Angara-Selenga | 5,539 | Asia | Mongolia, Russia | Mongolia | Kara Sea (Arctic) |
| Yellow River (Huang He) | 5,464 | Asia | China | Bayan Har Mountains | Bohai Sea |
| Ob-Irtysh | 5,410 | Asia | China, Kazakhstan, Russia | Altai Mountains | Gulf of Ob (Arctic) |
| Parana-Rio de la Plata | 4,880 | South America | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina | Paranaiba + Grande rivers, Brazil | Rio de la Plata, Atlantic Ocean |
| Congo (Zaire) | 4,700 | Africa | DR Congo, Republic of Congo | Chambeshi River, Zambia | Atlantic Ocean |
| Amur | 4,444 | Asia | Russia, China | Confluence of Shilka & Argun | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Lena | 4,400 | Asia | Russia | Baikal Mountains | Laptev Sea (Arctic) |
| Mekong | 4,350 | Asia | China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam | Tibetan Plateau | South China Sea |
| Mackenzie-Slave-Peace | 4,241 | North America | Canada | Thutade Lake, British Columbia | Beaufort Sea (Arctic) |
| Niger | 4,200 | Africa | Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria | Guinea Highlands | Gulf of Guinea, Atlantic Ocean |
| Volga | 3,531 | Europe | Russia | Valdai Hills | Caspian Sea |
| Danube | 2,850 | Europe | Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, etc. | Black Forest, Germany | Black Sea |
| Ganges | 2,525 | Asia | India, Bangladesh | Gangotri Glacier, Himalayas | Bay of Bengal |
| Indus | 3,180 | Asia | China, India, Pakistan | Tibetan Plateau | Arabian Sea |
| Zambezi | 2,574 | Africa | Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, etc. | Northwestern Zambia | Indian Ocean |
| Rhine | 1,230 | Europe | Switzerland, Germany, France, Netherlands | Swiss Alps | North Sea |
| Euphrates | 2,800 | Asia | Turkey, Syria, Iraq | Eastern Turkey | Shatt al-Arab, Persian Gulf |
| Rio Grande | 3,051 | North America | United States, Mexico | San Juan Mountains, Colorado | Gulf of Mexico |
| Murray-Darling | 3,672 | Australia | Australia | Australian Alps | Southern Ocean |
| Brahmaputra | 2,900 | Asia | China, India, Bangladesh | Angsi Glacier, Tibet | Bay of Bengal |
| Colorado | 2,330 | North America | United States, Mexico | Rocky Mountains, Colorado | Gulf of California |
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