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2007-01-11 12:08:13 · 11 answers · asked by Srini S 1 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Twenty-one Well-known rivers (in alphabetic order):

1. The Amazon River, the largest river in the world (in terms of volume and water cubic metres/second)
2. The Amur, the principal river of eastern Siberia and the border between Russia and China
3. The Congo, the principal river of central Africa
4. The Danube, the principal river of central and southeastern Europe
5. Río de la Plata, the widest river in the world
6. The Euphrates, one of the twin principal rivers of Anatolia (Turkey) and Mesopotamia (Iraq)
7. The Hudson River, the principal river of New York
8. The River Jordan, the principal river of Palestine, Jordan, and Israel
9. The Mackenzie River, the longest river in Canada
10. The Mekong, a principal river of Southeast Asia
11. The Mississippi River, the principal river of the central and southern United States
12. The Nile, the longest river in the world, principal to Egypt and northeastern Africa
13. The Rhine, one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe
14. The Rio Grande, the river that forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico
15. The Seine, the river that runs through Paris
16. Shinano-gawa, the longest river in Japan
17. The Thames, the river that runs through London
18. The Tiber, the river that runs through Rome
19. The Tigris, one of the twin principal rivers of Anatolia (Turkey) and Mesopotamia (Iraq)
20. The Volga River, the principal river of Russia and the longest river in Europe
21. The Yangtze (Chang Jiang), the longest river in China and Asia

2007-01-11 13:42:18 · answer #1 · answered by Tony 3 · 0 0

Rubicon - River Julius Caesar crossed before starting a civil war in the Roman Republic

Tiber River - Second longests river in Italy, and the river Rome was started on.

2007-01-11 12:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Nile = the but long
Plate (Rio de la Plata) = the but wide
Mississippi / Missouri = the but long current navigable
Amazon = the but prosperous
Hudson = New York
Thames = London
Seine = Paris
Tevere = Rome
Loire - Tajo - Rhein - Duna - Volga - Elbe = Europe
St. Lawrence - Colorado = North America
Jordan - Ganges - Euphrates - Tigris - Mekong = Asia
Parana - Uruguay - Paraguay - Orinoco = South America
Congo = Africa
Murray = Australia

2007-01-11 14:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by robertonereo 4 · 0 0

The Nile River of Africa.
The Amazon River of South America.
The Mississippi River of North America.
The Yellow River of China.
The Yangtze River of China.
The Rhine River of Europe.
The Danube River of Europe.
The Thames River of England.
The Ohio River of North America.
The Red River of South East Asia.
The Volga River of Russia.
The Colorado River of North America.

There are many more.

2007-01-11 13:08:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Hudson River,New York City.The best in the world.No clean water,but who cares.

2007-01-11 12:11:45 · answer #5 · answered by Mario Vinny D 7 · 0 0

Niagara river canada and u s border

2007-01-12 23:24:28 · answer #6 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0 0

The Cuyahoga in OH. Used to burn because of the pollution.

2007-01-11 12:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by bobcat97 4 · 0 0

The Mighty Miss, (Roll on Mississippi)!!!!!!

2007-01-11 12:16:54 · answer #8 · answered by roost2 3 · 0 0

Danielomm's answer is the best. Go with it. Good Luck.

2007-01-15 10:03:33 · answer #9 · answered by intrepid 5 · 0 0

Nile--The longest
Amazon--Second longest
Mississippi--Third longest

Is that what you mean? Or do you want more?

2007-01-11 12:11:30 · answer #10 · answered by Lady Irony 2 · 0 0

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