what are the longest rivers in the world?

The 25 Longest Rivers in the World

Number
River
Length in Miles
Where Found

1.
Nile
4,160 miles
North/East Africa

2.
Amazon
4,000 miles
South America

3.
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
3,964 miles
China

4.
Huang He
3,395 miles
China

5.
Ob-Irtysh
3,362 miles
Russia

6.
Amur
2,744 miles
Northeast Asia

7.
Lena
2,734 miles
Russia

8.
Congo
2,718 miles
Central Africa

9.
Mackenzie
2,635 miles
Canada

10.
Mekong
2,600 miles
Southeast Asia

11.
Niger
2,590 miles
Africa

12.
Yenisey
2,543 miles
Russia

13.
Parana
2,485 miles
South America

14.
Mississippi
2,350 miles
USA

15.
Missouri
2,341 miles
USA

16.
Murray-Darling
2,310 miles
Australia

17.
Volga
2,290 miles
Russia

18.
Purus
2,100 miles
Brazil

19.
Madeira
2,013 miles
Brazil

20.
Sao Francisco
1,988 miles
Brazil

21.
Yukon
1,979 miles
Alaska/Canada

22.
Rio Grande
1,900 miles
USA/Mexico

23.
Brahmaputra
1,800 miles
China/India

24.
Indus
1,800 miles
Pakistan

25.
Danube
1,776 miles
Europe

How do we measure these rivers? Geographers calculate the distance from the source of the river to its mouth. For instance, the Ob-Irtysh River, which is Number 5 on the list, is 3,362 miles long from its source in southern Russia to its mouth in the Ob Bay, in the very cold waters off northern Russia.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/longestriversintheworld.htm

For more
Lengths of the major rivers
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/riversofworld.html

2006-12-09 21:08:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

North America - Mississippi River
South America - Amazon River
Africa - Nile River (Longest)
Europe - Danube River
Asia - Yellow River

2006-12-09 23:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by Nicholas E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Amazon is the second longest river in the world

2016-03-17 21:17:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

First of all, the Amazon isn't in Africa! It's in South America.
Other major rivers are: the St.Lawrence River (connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean), the Danube and the Volga (Europe), the Congo, and the Niger (Africa), just off the top of my head.

2006-12-09 20:52:56 · answer #4 · answered by ladybugewa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I don't know how many you are looking for, but here is a comprehensive list of the 25 longest rivers on Earth:

http://wrmin.nic.in/development/lgrivers.htm

2006-12-09 20:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by ridge50 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the Nile is the longest in the world which is located in Africa
the Amazon is the second longest in the world which is located in South America
The Yangtze is the third longest in the world which is located in Asia
The Yellow is the fourth longest in the world which is located in Asia

2006-12-10 07:33:37 · answer #6 · answered by ♥KiYa♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nile, Amazon, Missouri-Mississippi.

2006-12-09 20:53:35 · answer #7 · answered by byhisello99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

nile is the longest river =4160 miles
amazon is the second longest river=4000 miles
Yangtze River is 3,964 miles long,
and the Huang He is 3,395miles long

2006-12-09 20:51:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Nile in Africa and the one that the Dallas Cowboy fans are going to make with their tears when the Saints kick their buts on Sunday.

2006-12-09 20:48:56 · answer #9 · answered by minion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the longest river is nile.
the widest (long but not as much as nile) is amozon.
in India it is ganges,brahmaputra.
yangze in china.
missisipe in mespotomia.
sindhu in pakistan.

2006-12-09 20:50:49 · answer #10 · answered by shwetha sharma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

what are the longest rivers in the world?

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