S.No Name Length Outflow Countries
1
Nile
6,650
Mediterranean Sea Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2
Amazon
6,400
Atlantic Ocean Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
3
Yangtze
6,300
East China Sea
China
4
Mississippi-Missouri
6,275
Gulf of Mexico
US(98.5%),Canada(1.5%)
5
Yenisei-Angala-Selenga
5,539
Kara Sea
Russia, Mangolia
6
Yellow
5,464
Bohai Sea
China
7
Ob Irytsh
5,410
Gulf of Ob
Russia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China, Mongolia
8
Congo Chambeshi
4,700
Atlantic Ocean Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
9
Amur Argun
4,444
Sea of Okhotsk
Russia, P.R. China, Mongolia
10
Lena
4,400
Laptev Sea
Russia Geography
List of World’s Top 10 Rivers by Length:
The Rivers Categorised by continents:
1.Top 10 African Rivers by its length:
S.No Name Length Outflow Countries
1
Nile
6,650
Mediterranean Sea Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2
Congo Chambeshi
4,700
Atlantic Ocean Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
3
Niger
4,200
Gulf of Guinea Nigeria (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
4
Zambezi
2,693
Mozambique Channel Zambia (41.6%), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique (11.8%), Malawi (8.0%), Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia, Botswana
5
Ubangi-Uele
2,300
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic 6 Kasai 2,153 Congo Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 Orange 2,092 Atlantic Ocean South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho
8
Limpopo
1,800
Indian Ocean Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana
9
Senegal
1,641
Atlantic Ocean
Senegal, Mali, Mauritania
10
Blue Nile
1,600
Nile
Ethiopia, Sudan
2. Top 10 Asian Rivers By Its Length:
S.No Name Length Outflow Countries 1. Yangtze 6,300 East China Sea China 2 Yenisei-Angara-Selenga 5,539 Kara Sea Russia,Mangolia 3 Yellow 5,464 Bohai Sea China 4 Ob-Irytsh 5,410 Gulf of Ob Russia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China, Mongolia 5 Amur-Argun 4,444 Sea of Okhotsk Russia, P.R. China, Mongolia 6 Lena 4,400 Laptev Sea Russia 7 Mekong 4,350 South China Sea Laos, Thailand, P.R. China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar 8 Shatt al-Arab - Euphrates 3,596 Persian Gulf Iraq (40.5%), Turkey (24.8%), Iran (19.7%), 9 Indus 3,180 Arabian Sea Pakistan (93%), India, P. R. China, disputed territory (Kashmir), Afghanistan 10 Syr Darya - Naryn 3,078 Aral Sea Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Indian Rivers:
The Brahmaputra got 13th place and Ganges got 17th place among ASIAN Rivers.
1
Brahmaputra
2,948
Bay of Bengal India (58.0%), P.R. China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/P.R. China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%) 2 Ganges 2,510 Bay of Bengal India, Bangladesh, Nepal
South Indian Rivers:
S.No Name Length 1 Krishna 1300km 2 Mahanadi 885km 3 Kaveri 765km 3.Top 6 Europe Rivers By its Length:
S.No Name Length Outflow Countries 1 Volga 3,645 Caspian Sea Russia (99.8%), Kazakhstan (minor)
2
Danube
2,850
Black Sea Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia (10.3%), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Czech Republic (2.5%), 3 Dnieper 2,287 Black Sea Russia, Belarus, Ukraine 4 Don 1,870 Sea of Azov Russia, Ukraine 5 Pechora 1,809 Barents Sea Russia
4.Top 5 South America Rivers By its Length:
S.No Name Length Outflow Countries 1 Amazon 6,400 Atlantic Ocean Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana 2 Parana 3,998 Atlantic Ocean Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%) 3 Purus 3,379 Amazon Brazil,Peru 4 Madeira - Mamoré 3,239 Amazon Brazil, Bolivia, Peru 5 São Francisco 3,180 Atlantic Ocean Brazil
5.Top 5 North America Rivers By its Length:
S.No Name Length Outflow Countries 1 Mississippi-Missouri 6,275 Gulf of Mexico United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%) 2 Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay 4,421 Beaufort Sea Canada 3 Yukon 3,184 Bering Sea United States (59.8%), Canada (40.2%) 4 Saint Lawrence - Niagara-Detroit-Saint Clair-Saint Marys-Saint Louis 3,058 Gulf of Saint Lawrence Canada (52.1%), United States (47.9%) 5 Rio Grande 3,057 Gulf of Mexico United States (52.1%), Mexico (47.9%) Note:
WORLD
Longest river of the World ------------- Nile
Deepest river of the World ------------- Congo
INDIA
Longest river of the India ------------- Ganga
Deepest river of the India ------------- Brahmaputra
SOUTH INDIA
1. Longest river of the South India --------- Godavari (1465km).
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