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Monday, July 31, 2023

Top 20 longest river systems

This post is a list of the top 20 longest river systems in the world. Source: Wikipedia

 

  1. Nile, Africa: 6.6 thousand km
  2. Amazon, South America: 6.4 thousand km
  3. Yangtze, China: 6.3 thousand km
  4. Mississippi, United States, Canada: 6.2 thousand km
  5. Yenisey, Russia, Mongolia: 5.5 thousand km
  6. Yellow, China: 5.4 thousand km
  7. Ob, Eurasia: 5.4 thousand km
  8. Río de la Plata, South America: 4.8 thousand km
  9. Congo, Africa: 4.7 thousand km
  10. Amur, Eurasia: 4.4 thousand km
  11. Lena, Russia: 4.4 thousand km
  12. Mekong, China, Southeast Asia: 4.3 thousand km
  13. Mackenzie, Canada: 4.2 thousand km
  14. Niger, Africa: 4.2 thousand km
  15. Brahmaputra, South Asia, China: 3.9 thousand km
  16. Murray, Australia: 3.6 thousand km
  17. Tocantins, Brazil: 3.6 thousand km
  18. Volga, Russia: 3.6 thousand km
  19. Indus, South Asia, China: 3.6 thousand km
  20. Shatt al-Arab, Middle East: 3.5 thousand km

 

 

 

 

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