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Friday, 24 January 2020

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👉Major Rivers of the World👈



1. Nile

Sources: Tributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa     

Outflow: Mediterranean Sea 

Approx. Length (km):6,690           

2. Amazon

Sources: Glacier-fed lakes, Peru     

Outflow: Atlantic Ocean

Approx. Length (km): 6,296

3. Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock

Sources: Source of Red Rock, Montana   

Outflow: Gulf of Mexico

Approx. Length (km): 5,970

4. Chang Jiang (Yangtze)

Source: Tibetan plateau, China

Outflow: China Sea

Approx. Length: 5,797 Km             

5. Ob

Sources: Altai Mts., Russia   

Outflow: Gulf of Ob     

Approx. Length (km): 5,567

6. Huang He (Yellow)

Sources: Eastern part of Kunlan Mts., West China     

Outflow: Gulf of Chihli

Approx. Length (km): 4,667

7. Yenisei

Sources: Tannu-Ola Mts., western Tuva, Russia

Outflow: Arctic Ocean 

Approx. Length (km): 4,506

8. Parana

Sources: Confluence of Paranaiba and Grande rivers 

Outflow: Río de la Plata

Approx. Length (km): 4,498

9. Irtish

Sources: Altai Mts., Russia   

Outflow: Ob River       

Approx. Length (km): 4,438

10. Zaire (Congo)

Source: Confluence of Lualab and Luapula rivers, Congo

Outflow: Atlantic Ocean

Approx. Length (km): 4,371

11. Heilong (Amur)

Sources: Confluence of Shilka (Russia) and Argun (Manchuria) rivers

Outflow: Tatar Strait   

Approx. Length (km): 4,352

12. Lena

Sources: Baikal Mts., Russia 

Outflow: Arctic Ocean 

Approx. Length (km): 4,268

13. Mackenzie

Sources: Head of Finlay River, British Columbia, Canada   

Outflow: Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean)       

Approx. Length (km): 4,241

14. Niger

Sources: Guinea

Outflow: Gulf of Guinea

Approx. Length (km): 4,184

15. Mekong

Sources: Tibetan highlands 

Outflow: South China Sea   

Approx. Length (km): 4,023

16. Mississippi

Sources: Lake Itasca, Minnesota     

Outflow: Gulf of Mexico

Approx. Length (km): 3,779

17. Missouri

Sources: Confluence of Jefferson, Gallatin, and Madison rivers, Montana

Outflow: Mississippi River     

Approx. Length (km): 3,726

18. Volga

Sources: Valdai plateau, Russia     

Outflow: Caspian Sea 

Approx. Length (km): 3,687

19. Madeira

Sources: Confluence of Beni and Maumoré rivers, Bolivia–Brazil boundary

Outflow: Amazon River

Approx. Length (km): 3,238

20. Purus

Sources: Peruvian Andes

Outflow: Amazon River

Approx. Length (km): 3,207

21. Sao Francisco

Sources: Southwest Minas Gerais, Brazil 

Outflow: Atlantic Ocean

Approx. Length (km): 3,198

22. Yukon

Sources: Junction of Lewes and Pelly rivers, Yukon Territory, Canada

Outflow: Bering Sea   

Approx. Length (km): 3,185

23. St. Lawrence

Sources: Lake Ontario 

Outflow: Gulf of St. Lawrence

Approx. Length (km): 3,058

24. Rio Grande

Sources: San Juan Mts., Colorado 

Outflow: Gulf of Mexico

Approx. Length (km): 3,034

25. Brahmaputra

Sources: Himalayas     

Outflow: Ganges River 

Approx. Length (km): 2,897

26. Indus

Sources: Himalayas     

Outflow: Arabian Sea 

Approx. Length (km): 2,897

27. Danube

Sources: Black Forest, Germany     

Outflow: Black Sea     

Approx. Length (km): 2,842

28. Euphrates

Sources: Confluence of Murat Nehri and Kara Su rivers, Turkey   

Outflow: Shatt-al-Arab

Approx. Length (km): 2,799

29. Darling

Sources: Central part of Eastern Highlands, Australia

Outflow: Murray River 

Approx. Length (km): 2,739

30. Zambezi

Sources: 11°21'S, 24°22'E, Zambia 

Outflow: Mozambique Channel

Approx. Length (km): 2,736

31. Tocantins

Sources: Goias, Brazil 

Outflow: Para River     

Approx. Length (km): 2,699

32. Murray

Sources: Australian Alps, New South Wales     

Outflow: Indian Ocean

Approx. Length (km): 2,589

33. Nelson

Sources: Head of Bow River, western Alberta, Canada

Outflow: Hudson Bay 

Approx. Length (km): 2,575

34. Paraguay

Sources: Mato Grosso, Brazil

Outflow: Parana River 

Approx. Length (km): 2,549

35. Ural

Sources: Southern Ural Mts., Russia       

Outflow: Caspian Sea 

Approx. Length (km): 2,533

36. Ganges

Sources: Himalayas     

Outflow: Bay of Bengal

Approx. Length (km): 2,506

37. Amu Darya (Oxus)

Sources: Nicholas Range, Pamir Mts., Turkmenistan 

Outflow: Aral Sea

Approx. Length (km): 2,414

38. Japura

Sources: Andes, Colombia     

Outflow: Amazon River

Approx. Length (km): 2,414

39. Salween

Sources: Tibet, south of Kunlun Mts.       

Outflow: Gulf of Martaban   

Approx. Length (km): 2,414

40. Arkansas

Sources: Central Colorado   

Outflow: Mississippi River     

Approx. Length (km): 2,348

41. Colorado

Sources: Grand County, Pennsylvania

Outflow: Mississippi River     

Approx. Length (km): 2,348

42. Dnieper

Sources: Valdai Hills, Russia

Outflow: Black Sea     

Approx. Length (km): 2,284

43. Ohio-Allegheny

Sources: Potter County, Pennsylvania     

Outflow: Mississippi River     

Approx. Length (km): 2,102

44. Irrawaddy

Sources: Confluence of Nmai and Mali rivers, northeast Burma     

Outflow: Bay of Bengal

Approx. Length (km): 2,092

45. Orange

Sources: Lesotho

Outflow: Atlantic Ocean

Approx. Length (km): 2,092

46. Orinoco

Source: Serra Parima Mts., Venezuela     

Outflow: Atlantic Ocean

Approx. Length (km): 2,062

47. Pilcomayo

Sources: Andes Mts., Bolivia 

Outflow: Paraguay River       

Approx. Length (km): 1,999

48. Xi Jiang (Si Kiang)

Sources: Eastern Yunnan Province, China

Outflow: China Sea     

Approx. Length (km): 1,989

49. Columbia

Sources: Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada   

Outflow: Pacific Ocean 

Approx. Length (km): 1,983

50. Don

Sources: Tula, Russia 

Outflow: Sea of Azov   

Approx. Length (km): 1,968

51. Sungari

Sources: China–North Korea boundary   

Outflow: Amur River   

Approx. Length (km): 1,955

52. Saskatchewan

Sources: Canadian Rocky Mts.       

Outflow: Lake Winnipeg       

Approx. Length (km): 1,939

53. Peace

Sources: Stikine Mts., British Columbia, Canada       

Outflow: Great Slave River   

Approx. Length (km): 1,923

54. Tigris

Sources: Taurus Mts., Turkey

Outflow: Shatt-al-Arab

Approx. Length (km): 1,899

In the above lists of the Major Rivers of the World including the source location, outflow, and approximate length which will help the reader to enhancing their general awareness.
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