top 5 long river

Rank River Location Approximate Length—miles
1. Nile Africa 4,180
2. Amazon South America 3,912
3. Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock United States 3,710
4. Chang Jiang (Yangtze) China 3,602
5. Ob Russia 3,459
6. Huang Ho (Yellow) China 2,900
7. Yenisei Russia 2,800
8. Parana South America 2,795
9. Irtish Russia 2,758
10. Zaire (Congo) Congo 2,716

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The 25 Longest Rivers in the World

Number
River Length in Miles Where Found

1. Nile 4,135 miles North/East Africa

2. Amazon 3,980 miles South America

3. Chang Jiang (Yangtze) 3,917 miles China

4. Mississippi-Missouri 3,870 miles USA

5. Yenisey 3,434 miles Russia

6. Huang He 3,395 miles China

7. Ob-Irtysh 3,354 miles Russia

8. Congo 2,914 miles Central Africa

9. Amur 2,744 miles Northeast Asia

10. Lena 2,734 miles Russia

11. Mackenzie 2,635 miles Canada

12. Mekong 2,600 miles Southeast Asia

13. Niger 2,590 miles Africa

14. Parana 2,485 miles South America











10 Longest Rivers

LENGTH

Outflow and Location mi. km.

1. Nile Mediterranean Sea, Egypt 4,160 6,690

2. Amazon Atlantic Ocean, Amapa-Para, Brazil 4,080 6,570

3. Mississippi-Missouri Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, U.S. 3,740 6,020

4. Yangtze East China Sea, Kiangsu, China 3,720 5,980

5. Yenisey Yenisey Gulf in Kara Sea, Russia, U.S.S.R. 3,650 5,870

6. Amur Tatar Strait, U.S.S.R. 3,590 5,780

7. Ob-Irtysh Gulf of Ob in Kara Sea, U.S.S.R. 3,360 5,410

8. Plata-Parana Atlantic Ocean, Argentina-Uruguay 3,030 4,880

9. Yellow (Hwang) Yellow Sea, Shantung, China 3,010 4,840

10. Congo (Zaire) Atlantic Ocean, Angola-Zaire 2,880 4,630