Thursday, October 28, 2010

World's Longest Rivers


Continent color key
AfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America
↓River↓Length (km)↓Length (miles)↓Drainage area (km²)↓Averagedischarge(m³/s)↓Outflow↓Countries in the drainage basin↓
1.Nile – Kagera[n 1]6,650
(6,853)		4,132
(4,258)		3,349,0005,100Mediterranean SeaEthiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi,Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.Amazon – Ucayali – Apurímac[n 1]6,400
(6,992)		3,976
(4,345)		6,915,000219,000Atlantic OceanBrazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
3.Yangtze
(Chang Jiang)		6,3003,9171,800,00031,900East China SeaChina
4.Mississippi – Missouri – Jefferson6,2753,9022,980,00016,200Gulf of MexicoUnited States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)
5.Río de la Plata – Paraná –Paranaíba[6][7]6,1703,8304,144,00022,000Atlantic OceanBrazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay
6.Yenisei – Angara – Selenga5,5393,4452,580,00019,600Kara SeaRussia, Mongolia
7.Yellow
(Huang He)		5,4643,398745,0002,110Bohai Sea
(Balhae)		China
8.Ob – Irtysh5,4103,3642,990,00012,800Gulf of ObRussia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China, Mongolia
9.Paraná[6]4,8803,0302,582,67218,000Río de la PlataBrazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%),Uruguay (3.8%)
10.Congo – Chambeshi
(Zaïre)		4,7002,9223,680,00041,800Atlantic OceanDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola,Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
11.Amur – Argun
(Heilong Jiang)		4,4442,7631,855,00011,400Sea of OkhotskRussia, P.R. China, Mongolia
11.Lena4,4002,7362,490,00017,100Laptev SeaRussia
12.Mekong
(Lancang Jiang)		4,3502,705810,00016,000South China SeaLaos, Thailand, P.R. China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar
13.Mackenzie – Peace – Finlay4,2412,6371,790,00010,300Beaufort SeaCanada
14.Niger4,2002,6112,090,0009,570Gulf of GuineaNigeria (26.6%), Mali (25.6%), Niger (23.6%), Algeria (7.6%), Guinea(4.5%), Cameroon (4.2%), Burkina Faso (3.9%), Côte d'Ivoire, Benin,Chad
15.Murray – Darling3,672[8]2,2821,061,000767Southern OceanAustralia
16.Tocantins – Araguaia3,6502,270950,00013,598Atlantic Ocean, AmazonBrazil
17.Volga3,6452,2661,380,0008,080Caspian SeaRussia
18.Shatt al-Arab – Euphrates3,5962,236884,000856Persian GulfIraq (60.5%), Turkey (24.8%), Syria (14.7%)
19.Madeira – Mamoré – Grande – Caine –Rocha3,3802,1001,485,20031,200AmazonBrazil, Bolivia, Peru
20.Purus3,2111,99563,1668,400AmazonBrazil, Peru
21.Yukon3,1851,980850,0006,210Bering SeaUnited States (59.8%), Canada (40.2%)
22.Indus
(Sindhu)		3,1801,976960,0007,160Arabian SeaPakistan (93%), India, China, Afghanistan
23.São Francisco3,180*
(2,900)		1,976*
(1,802)		610,0003,300Atlantic OceanBrazil
24.Syr Darya – Naryn3,0781,913219,000703Aral SeaKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
25.Salween
(Nu Jiang)		3,0601,901324,0003,153[9]Andaman SeaP.R. China (52.4%), Myanmar (43.9%), Thailand (3.7%)
26.Saint Lawrence – Niagara – Detroit –Saint Clair – Saint Marys – Saint Louis3,0581,9001,030,00010,100Gulf of Saint LawrenceCanada (52.1%), United States (47.9%)
27.Rio Grande3,057
(2,896)		1,900
(1,799)		570,00082Gulf of MexicoUnited States (52.1%), Mexico (47.9%)
28.Lower Tunguska2,9891,857473,0003,600YeniseiRussia
29.Brahmaputra – Tsangpo2,948*1,832*1,730,00019,200[10]Bay of BengalIndia (58.0%), P.R. China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/P.R. China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%)
30.Danube – Breg

(Duna)
2,888*1,795*817,0007,130Black SeaRomania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia (10.3%),Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Croatia (4.5%),
31.Zambezi
(Zambesi)		2,693*1,673*1,330,0004,880Mozambique ChannelZambia (41.6%), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique(11.8%), Malawi (8.0%), Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia, Botswana
32.Vilyuy2,6501,647454,0001,480LenaRussia
33.Araguaia2,6271,632358,1255,510TocantinsBrazil
34.Amu Darya2,6201,628534,7391,400Aral SeaUzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
35.Japurá
(Rio Yapurá)		2,615*1,625*242,2596,000AmazonBrazil, Colombia
36.Nelson – Saskatchewan2,5701,5971,093,0002,575Hudson BayCanada, United States
37.Paraguay
(Rio Paraguay)		2,5491,584900,0004,300ParanáBrazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina
38.Kolyma2,5131,562644,0003,800East Siberian SeaRussia
39.Ganges/Padma
(Ganga)		2,5101,560907,00012,037[11]Brahmaputra,Bay of BengalIndia, Bangladesh, Nepal
40.Pilcomayo2,5001,553270,000ParaguayParaguay, Argentina, Bolivia
41.Upper Ob2,4901,547ObRussia
42.Ishim2,4501,522177,00056IrtyshKazakhstan, Russia
43.Juruá2,4101,498200,0006,000AmazonPeru, Brazil
44.Ural2,4281,509237,000475Caspian SeaRussia, Kazakhstan
45.Arkansas2,3481,459505,000
(435,122)		1,066MississippiUnited States
47.Olenyok2,2921,424219,0001,210Laptev SeaRussia
48.Dnieper2,2871,421516,3001,670Black SeaRussia, Belarus, Ukraine
49.Aldan2,2731,412729,0005,060LenaRussia
46.Ubangi – Uele[12]2,2701,410772,8004,000CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo
50.Negro2,2501,450720,11426,700AmazonBrazil, Venezuela, Colombia
51.Columbia2,250 (1,953)1,450 (1,214)415,2117,500Pacific OceanUnited States, Canada
52.Colorado (western U.S.)2,3331,450390,0001,200Gulf of CaliforniaUnited States, Mexico
53.Pearl – Zhu Jiang2,2001,376437,00013,600South China SeaP.R. China (98.5%), Vietnam (1.5%)
54.Red2,1881,36078,592875MississippiUnited States
55.Ayeyarwady
(Irrawaddy)		2,1701,348411,00013,000Andaman SeaMyanmar
56.Kasai2,1531,338880,20010,000CongoAngola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
57.Ohio – Allegheny2,1021,306490,6037,957MississippiUnited States
58.Orinoco2,1011,3061,380,00098,000Atlantic OceanVenezuela, Colombia, Guyana
59.Tarim2,1001,305557,000Lop NurP. R. China
60.Xingu2,1001,305AmazonBrazil
61.Orange2,0921,300  Atlantic OceanSouth Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho
62.Northern Salado2,0101,249ParanáArgentina
63.Vitim1,9781,229LenaRussia
64.Tigris1,9501,212Shatt al-ArabTurkey, Iraq, Syria
65.Songhua1,9271,197AmurP. R. China
66.Tapajós1,9001,181AmazonBrazil
67.Don1,8701,162425,600935Sea of AzovRussia,
68.Stony Tunguska1,8651,159240,000YeniseiRussia
69.Pechora1,8091,124322,000Barents SeaRussia
70.Kama1,8051,122507,000VolgaRussia
71.Limpopo1,8001,118413,000Indian OceanMozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana
72.Guaporé (Itenez)1,7491,087MamoréBrazil, Bolivia
73.Indigirka1,7261,072360,4001,810East Siberian SeaRussia
74.Snake1,6701,038279,7191,611ColumbiaUnited States
75.Senegal1,6411,020419,659Atlantic OceanSenegal, Mali, Mauritania
76.Uruguay1,6101,000370,000Atlantic OceanUruguay, Argentina, Brazil
77.Blue Nile1,600994326,400NileEthiopia, Sudan
77.Churchill1,600994Hudson BayCanada
77.Khatanga1,600994Laptev SeaRussia
77.Okavango1,600994Okavango DeltaNamibia, Angola, Botswana
77.Volta1,600994Gulf of GuineaGhana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin
82.Beni1,599994283,3508,900MadeiraBolivia
83.Platte1,594990MissouriUnited States
84.Tobol1,591989IrtyshKazakhstan, Russia
85.Jubba – Shebelle1,580*982*Indian OceanEthiopia, Somalia
86.Içá (Putumayo)1,575979AmazonBrazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
87.Magdalena1,550963263,8589,000Caribbean SeaColombia
88.Han1,532952YangtzeP. R. China
89.Oka1,500932VolgaRussia
91.Pecos1,490926Rio GrandeUnited States
92.Upper Yenisei1,480920YeniseiRussia, Mongolia
93.Godavari1,465910Bay of BengalIndia
94.Colorado (Texas)1,438894Gulf of MexicoUnited States
95.Río Grande (Guapay)1,438894102,600264IchiloBolivia
96.Belaya1,420882KamaRussia
97.Cooper – Barcoo1,420880Lake EyreAustralia
98.Marañón1,415879AmazonPeru
99.Dniester1,411 (1,352)877 (840)Black SeaUkraine, Moldova
100.Benue1,400870NigerCameroon, Nigeria
100.Ili
(Yili)		1,400870Lake BalkhashP. R. China, Kazakhstan
100.Warburton – Georgina1,400870Lake EyreAustralia
103.Sutlej1,372852ChenabChina, India, Pakistan
104.Yamuna1,370851GangesIndia
105.Vyatka1,370851KamaRussia
106.Fraser1,368850220,0003,475Pacific OceanCanada
107.Mtkvari (Kura)1,364848Caspian SeaAzerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Iran
108.Grande1,360845ParanáBrazil
109.Brazos1,352840Gulf of MexicoUnited States
110.Cauca1,350839MagdalenaColombia
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