Count North and South America as one whole continent.
Tell me the length of the river in kilometers.
2006-10-31 20:23:40 · 6 answers · asked by the_kille4 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The longest rivers on each continent are as follows:
Nile (Africa): 6690 km
Amazon (South America): 6387 km
Yangtze (Asia): 6380 km
Mississippi (North America): 6270 km
Murray - Darling (Australia): 3750 km
Volga (Europe): 3645 km
Hope this helps.
Note for the future: try Wikipedia before Yahoo Answers. It's usually quicker and far more reliable.
2006-10-31 20:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by CubicMoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Africa - the Nile, 6690 km
Europe - the Volga, 3668 km
South America - the Amazon, 6516 km
North America - the Mississippi-Missouri, 6019 km
Asia - the Yangtze, 6380 km
Australia - the Murray-Darling, 3750 km
The longest river ever was (probably, nobody knows for sure) the Amazon-Congo. When Africa and South America were joined the Congo probably flowed into the Amazon (scientists think this because the Congo appears to have once been much higher up), which would have flowed into the Amazon basin, which would then have flowed west (the opposite way to it does now) as the Andes didn't exist at the time. This river would have been around 12,000 km long.
2006-10-31 20:37:02 · answer #2 · answered by Mordent 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In America; the Amazon River, 6387 Km
In Europe; the Volga River, 3645 Km
In Africa; the Nile River, 6690 Km
In Asia; the Yangtze River, 6380 Km
In Australia; the Murray-Darling River, 3750 Km
2006-10-31 22:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow thats scary. A single number listed on wikipedia is now the official answer.
Real life education would be hopeful. 'Active' rivers change length
every minute. N/S America the Mississippi and the Amazon rivers would be good examples.
Also rivers are influenced by tidal actions. So the simple 'average'
length is obtained by various means at various times. There is no 'true' answer for rivers which change by kilometers daily. ALTHOUGH it is amazing to watch(and amusing to read if you're familiar with Mark Twain).
2006-11-04 20:01:56 · answer #4 · answered by uncledad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rivers are:
Nile (Africa): 6690 km
Amazon (South America): 6387 km
Yangtze (Asia): 6380 km
Mississippi (North America): 6270 km
Murray - Darling (Australia): 3750 km
Volga (Europe): 3645 km
Nile is the longest and Amazon is the biggest.
hope this will make your day!
2006-10-31 20:33:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Africa - River Nile - 6690km
America - River Amazon - 6387km
Asia - River Yangtze - 6380km
Australia - River Murray-Darling - 3750km
Europe - River Volga - 3645km
2006-10-31 20:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by royalty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋