20 World’s Longest and Biggest Rivers that will Amaze you!
Rivers are considered sacred and have a lot of religious significance in cultures all over the world. The river which flows in a region has supported people in agriculture, trade and into their day to day activities. Rivers are also ecologically important. Some of the rivers are so long that they flow through many nations and have importance in multiple cultures and ethnic groups. When it is about longest rivers, they are created by thousands of streams and tributaries and flows through mountains, valleys etc.
The Ganga, despite of being 2,500 Km long does not find itself in top 20. So which rivers are the longest and the Biggest? Check out the list…..
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#20 Purus
Length: 2,960 Km
The Purus is a tributary of Amazon river and flows through the Peru and Brazil. It has a discharge of 8,400 m3/sec. Many species of cat fishes are found in this river.
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#19 Madeira
Length: 3,250 Km
Madeira is the longest tributary of the giant river Amazon. Amazon has 17 tributary with a length of more than 1,500 km. Madeira has a discharge of 31,000m3/sec.
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#18 Shatt al-Arab-Euphrates
Length: 3,500 Km
The Euphrates is an important river in Western Asia and middle East. It is one of the defining rivers in Mesopotamia. It empties in Shatt al-Arab which is flows through Iraq and Iran. This river has an average discharge of 1,750 m3/sec.
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#17 Volga
Length: 3,645 Km
Volga is the biggest river of Europe and flows through Russia. It is also largest in terms of discharge (8.060m3/sec) and in terms of the largest drainage basin. It flows through Russia and then into the Caspian Sea.
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#16 Tocantins–Araguaia
Length: 3,650 Km
This river flows through whole Brazil. It flows from south to north and is not considered a tributary of Amazon but it flows into the Atlantic Ocean alongside Amazon. It has a discharge of 13,600 m3/sec.
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#15 Murray–Darling
Length: 3,672 Km
This is the longest river in Australia. It rises in Australian Alps and goes to the inland areas of New South Wales. It fluctuates many water bodies in its way and finally flows into the Ocean. It has a discharge of 747 m3/sec and it the source of irrigation in that region.
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#14 Niger
Length: 4,200 Km
Niger is one of the longest in Africa and it flows through many countries viz. Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso before finally flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. It has a discharge of 5,589 m3/sec.
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#13 Mackenzie
Length: 4,240 Km
Mackenzie is the longest river of Canada. It flows through a vast region of tundra and wild forests in the north-west territories of the country. It has a discharge of 9,910 m3/sec and its drainage area is greater than the size of Indonesia!
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#12 Mekong
Length: 4,350 Km
Mekong originates from Tibetian Plateau and runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam. It is also known by the name of Lancang Jiang. It has an average discharge of 16,000m3/sec.
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#11 Lena
Length: 4,400 Km
Lena is the River which is one of the three great Siberian rivers and flows into the Arctic Ocean. It flows through the eastern parts of the Russia and hence counted in Asia. It has a discharge of 16,871 m3/sec and its drainage area remains in Russia.
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#10 Amur–Argun
Length: 4,444 Km
It is one of the Longest rivers in China. A majority of it flows in China but it originates in Russia. It is known for a fish spice, Kaluga which is 5.6 m long. Also known by the name Heilong Jiang, it has a discharge of 11,400 m3/sec.
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#9 Congo–Chambeshi
Length: 4,700 Km
It is the largest river in the central African region and it flow through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda. It has a lot of significance among the tribes of these nations. It has an average discharge of 41,000 m3/sec.
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#8 Paraná – Río de la Plata
Length: 4,880 Km
It is a river in Central South America and flows through Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina and finally flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It has a discharge of 17,290 m3/sec.
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#7 Ob–Irtysh
Length: 5,410 Km
Ob–Irtysh is one of the longest of Siberian Rivers and it flows through Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It forms a major drainage basin in Asia. It has an average discharge of 2,150 m3/sec.
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#6 Yellow River
Length: 5,464 Km
Yellow river is named yellow because it is actually yellow in color and it flows through China. It has a yellow color because of the salts it carries of the desert. Its basin is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. It is known as Huáng Hé in Chinese and has a discharge of 2,571 m3/sec.
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#5 Yenisei–Angara–Selenge
Length: 5,539 Km
This river system flows majorly in Russia but some part also flows through Mongolia. It finally outflows in the Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It has a discharge rate of 19,600 m3/sec.
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#4 Mississippi River
Length: 6,275 Km
Mississippi is the chief river in the North America region and flows entirely in the US. It flows through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and finally flows into the Gulf of Mexico. It has a drainage of 16,792 m3/sec and is frequently referred in American culture.
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#3 Yangtze
Length: 6,300 Km
Yangtze is the longest in Asia and flows entirely through China and through many of its notable cities. This river has the most importance in China and is a major economic asset of China. It flows into East China sea and has a drainage of 30,166 m3/sec. It also has the world’s largest hydropower station.
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#2 Amazon
Length: 6,400 Km
Amazon is probably most famous for hosting many species, most notable among them is the great Anaconda. It flows in the south America and through three countries viz.Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It has the highest discharge ( 209,000 m3/sec) and has over 1,100 tributary.
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#1 Nile
Length: 6,650 Km
Nile is the largest River on this planet. Nile has a very great historical significance as it was only major source of water in the Egyptian civilization. It flows through north-eastern Africa and through 11 countries namely Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DP Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Egypt. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea and has a discharge of 2,830 m3/sec.
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