Is the Nile or Amazon longer?
Is the Nile or Amazon longer? The Encyclopedia Britannica gives the length of the Nile as 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles), to 6,400 kilometers (3,977 miles) for the Amazon, measuring the latter from the headwaters of the Apurimac river in southern Peru.
Is Nile the longest river in the world?
1) Found in northeast Africa, the Nile has long been recognised as the longest river in the world – stretching a massive 6,695km!
What is the 7 largest river in the world?
The Ob-Irtysh River The seventh-longest river in the world is the Ob-Irtysh river system. The Ob River originates in western Siberia in the Altai Mountains and is met by the Irtysh River that begins in Mongolia and flows through China and Kazakhstan before entering Russia.
What are the 5 longest rivers in the world?
- Nile River- (length- 6650 Km) ...
- The Amazon River- (length- 6575 Km) ...
- The Yangtze River- (length-6300 Km) ...
- The Mississippi River- (length- 6275Km) ...
- The Yenisei River- (length-5539 Km) ...
- The Yellow River- (length- 5464 Km) ...
- The Ob-Irtysh River- (length- 5410 Km)
Which is the 2 longest river in the world?
2. Amazon River: Second longest and the largest by water flow. Amazon River of South America is the second longest river in the world with a length of 6,400 km. But it is by far the largest river by water flow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined.
What is the 3 largest river in the world?
3. Yangtze River - China. With a length of 3,915 miles, the Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world. It is also China's most important water system, culturally, historically and economically.
Which is the fastest flowing river in the world?
The Amazon River near Iquitos, Peru.
Which is the deepest river in the world?
The Congo is the deepest river in the world. Its headwaters are in the north-east of Zambia, between Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa (Malawi), 1760 metres above sea level; it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.