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| 1: The Nile |
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Africa |
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Burundi / DR Congo / Egypt / Eritrea / Ethiopia / Kenya / Rwanda / Sudan / Tanzania / Uganda |
| Total Length |
6,650 km / 4,135 miles |
| Mouth |
Mediterranean Sea |
| Major Tributaries |
White Nile, Blue Nile |
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There has been a debate in recent times as to whether The Nile or Amazon is the longest river system in the world, and this is due to different testing criteria by different people, and a difference of opinion as to where the mouth's of the rivers are and where the exact source's of the rivers originate from. Methods of measuring their length's and seasonal adjustments also call the figures into question. We have used the most widely accepted figures, and we follow the assumption that The Nile is the slightly longer system.
NOTE* Estimates for The Nile range from 5,499 to 6,690 km (3,417 to 4,157 miles), and for The Amazon the estimates range from 6,259 to 6,800 km (3,889 to 4,225 miles) |
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The Amazon in Bolivia |
image: Elias Bizannes |
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| 2: The Amazon |
| Continent |
South America |
| Countries |
Bolivia / Brazil / Colombia / Ecuador / Guyana / Venezuela / Peru |
| Total Length |
6,400 km / 3,980 miles |
| Mouth |
Atlantic Ocean |
| Major Tributaries |
Branco, Casiquiare canal, Caqueta, Huallaga, Putumayo (or Içá River), Javary, Jurua, Madeira, Marañón, Morona, Nanay, Napo, Negro, Pastaza, Purus, Tambo, Tapajós, Tigre, Tocantins, Trombetas, Ucayali, Xingu, Yapura |
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Yangtze River, Nanjing |
image: Cheol Ryu |
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| 3: The Yangtze (Chang Jiang) |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Country |
China |
| Total Length |
6,300 km / 3,917 miles |
| Mouth |
East China Sea |
| Major Tributaries |
Fushui, Han, Jialing, Min, Tuo, Yalong |
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Mississippi in Wisconsin |
image: Public Domain |
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| 4: The Mississippi-Missouri |
| Continent |
North America |
| Countries |
Canada / United States |
| Total Length |
6,275 km / 3,902 miles |
| Mouth |
Gulf Of Mexico |
| Major Tributaries |
Arkansas, Bad, Big Sioux, Blackwater, Cannonball, Chariton, Cheyenne, Clyde, Fall, Gasconade, Grand, Heart, Illinois, Indian, James, Judith, Kansas, Knife, Little Missouri, Little Platte, Marias, Milk, Moreau, Musselshell, Niobrara, Ohio, Osage, Platte, Sun, Teton, White, Yellowstone |
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Yenisei at Krasnoyarsk |
image: Public Domain |
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| 5: The Yenisei-Angara-Selenga |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Countries |
Mongolia / Russia |
| Total Length |
5,539 km / 3,445 miles |
| Mouth |
Kara Sea |
| Major Tributaries |
Egiin Gol, Llim, Lower Tunguska, Orkhon |
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Yellow River in Qinghai |
image: André Holdrinet |
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| 6: The Yellow River (Huang He) |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Country |
China |
| Total Length |
5,464 km / 3,398 miles |
| Mouth |
Bohai Sea (Balhae) |
| Major Tributaries |
Black, Dahei, Dawen, Fen, Kuye, Luo, Qin, Qingshui, Star, Wei, White, Wuding, Zuli |
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River Ob near Barnaul |
image: Ondřej Žváček |
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| 7: The Ob-Irtysh |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Countries |
China / Kazakhstan / Mongolia / Russia |
| Total Length |
5,410 km / 3,364 miles |
| Mouth |
Gulf of Ob |
| Major Tributaries |
Chulym, Ishim, Ket, Sosva, Tobol, Tom, Tym, Vakh, Vasyugan |
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The Congo at Maluku |
image: Public Domain |
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| 8: The Congo-Chambeshi (Zaire) |
| Continent |
Africa |
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Angola / Burundi / Cameroon / Central African Republic / DR Congo / Republic of the Congo / Rwanda / Tanzania / Zambia |
| Total Length |
4,700 km / 2,922 miles |
| Mouth |
Atlantic Ocean |
| Major Tributaries |
Bombo, Inkisi, Kwa/Kasai, Likouala, Lomami River, Luvua, Nsele, Sangha, Ubangi |
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The Amur frozen solid |
image: Borya |
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| 9: The Amur-Argun (Heilong Jiang) |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Countries |
China / Mongolia / Russia |
| Total Length |
4,444 km / 2,763 miles |
| Mouth |
Sea of Okhotsk |
| Major Tributaries |
Amgun, Anyuy (Dondon), Bureya, Huma (Houmar), Shilka, Sungari, Ussuri, Zeya |
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Lena River in Siberia |
image: synchroswimr/Stacy |
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| 10: The Lena |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Country |
Russia |
| Total Length |
4,400 km / 2,736 miles |
| Mouth |
Laptev Sea |
| Major Tributaries |
Aldan, Kirenga, Olyokma, Vilyuy, Vitim |
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