10:
Amur River
Amur River is also known as Heilong
Jiang, it’s a Chinese language word which means Black Dragon. This River has a
symbolic history between Chinese and Russian relations.
Amur River is located on the borders of
China and Russia, and faced many other rivers confluence.
Length: 4444 KM
Discharge: 1084,160 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: Asia
Countries: Russia, China
9:
Congo River
Congo River is the second longest river
in Africa and the deepest river in the world. The debt of Congo River is 750
Feet. The surrounding area of the river is covered with rainy forests.
Congo River is the life line of their
host countries. It is also a good point for tourists.
Length: 4700 KM
Discharge: 1500,000 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: Africa
Countries: Zambia, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Angola
8:
Parana River
Parana River is the second longest river
of South America. This River is the great source of energy and has many famous
tourist spots.
Parana is the combination of 3 Tupi
language words (para rehe onava) which means “like the sea”.
Parana has the largest waterfall in the
world, known as Iguazu Falls, located on the borders of Brazil and Argentina.
Length: 4880 KM
Discharge: 610,600 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: South America
Countries: Brazil,
Paraguay, Argentina
7:
Ob Irtysh River
Ob Irtysh River is the longest river in
Russia, and the 4th longest river in Asia. It is the confluence of Ob and
Irtysh Rivers. Every year the river is freezes for 5 to 6 months.
Ob Irtysh River flows from south to
north. It starts from Altai Mountains and ends in the Kara Sea.
Length: 5410 KM
Discharge: 440,600 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: Asia
Countries: China,
Kazakhstan, Russia
6:
Yellow River
Yellow River is the English name of two
Chinese words Huang He which is the real name if this river.
Yellow River is
the second longest river in China. It named because of its color, river water carried
yellow silt with flow, which makes the entire river yellow.
It is the birth place of
Chinese Civilization and also known as the mother river.
Length: 5464 KM
Discharge: 90,800 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: Asia
Countries: China
5:
Yenisei Angara River
Yenisei Angara River is the longest
river in Russia and the second largest river in Asia. It flows from Mongolia to
Kara Sea. The maximum debt of Yenisei Angara River is 80 Feet.
Yenisei Angara is the confluence of two
rivers Yenisei River and Angara River. It is the largest river system which
flows into the Arctic Ocean.
Length: 5536 KM
Discharge: 692,167 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: Asia
Countries: Mongolia, Russia
4:
Mississippi River
Mississippi name comes from the French
word Messipi, which means Great River.
Mississippi River is the longest river
in United State and the fourth longest river in the world. It flow from the North
Woods of Minnesota State, and after the confluence with Ohio River and Arkansas
River it gone in to the Gulf of Mexico.
Length: 5971 KM
Discharge: 593,000 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: North America
County: United State
3:
Yangtze River
Yangtze River is also called Chang
Jiang. It is the longest river in China and plays an important role in Chinese
economy as well as agriculture.
Yangtze River is used for
transportation, not only in the modern age but from thousands of years people have
used this river for transportation, irrigation and boundary marking.
Length: 6380 KM
Discharge: 1,065,302 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: Asia
County: China
2:
Amazon River
Amazon River is the second longest river
in the world and it carried the greatest volume of water and discharge 20% of
all freshwater in the Ocean. It flows from west to east into the Atlantic
Ocean.
Amazon tributary areas are covered with
heavy rain forest, in rainy season these areas are flooded and increase the
river to 30 feet.
Length: 6437 KM
Discharge: 7,381,000 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: South America
Countries: Peru, Bolivia,
Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
1:
Nile River
Neil is the longest river in the world
also known as the father of African Rivers. Neil was also called Iteru which
means Great River.
White Neil and Blue Neil are the major
tributaries of Neil River.
Neil flows out of those deserted areas
which doesn’t receive more than an inch of rain. Since ancient times, the
civilization of Egypt and Sudan depend on the Water of Neil.
Length: 6825 KM
Discharge: 99,941 Cubic Feet / Second
Continent: Africa
Countries: Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt
good
ReplyDeleteoh yeah eat pop tarts
ReplyDeleteit helped with my homework
ReplyDelete