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Longest rivers: |
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S.No. |
River |
Country/Continent |
Distance (in km) |
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1.
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Nile |
Africa |
6650 |
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2.
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Amazon |
S. America |
6437 |
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3.
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Mississippi-Missouri |
USA |
6020 |
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4.
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Yangtze |
China |
5494 |
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5.
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Ob-Irtysh |
Russia |
5410 |
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6.
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Zaire |
Africa |
4828 |
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7.
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Lena |
Russia |
4828 |
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8.
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Hwang Ho |
China |
4344 |
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9.
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Mackenzie |
Canada |
4241 |
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10.
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Mekong |
Asia |
4180 |
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11.
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Niger |
Africa |
4180 |
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12.
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St. Lawrence |
Canada-USA |
4023 |
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13.
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Parana |
S. America |
4000 |
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14.
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Yenisey |
Russia |
3804 |
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15.
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Murray-Darling |
Australia |
3780 |
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16.
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Volga |
Russia |
3690 |
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17.
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Zambezi |
Africa |
3540 |
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18.
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Maderia |
S. America |
3218 |
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19.
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Purus |
S. America |
3200 |
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20.
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Yukon-Teslin |
Alaska-Canada |
3185 |
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21.
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Rio-Grande |
USA-Mexico |
3040 |
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22.
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Indus |
Asia |
2880 |
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23.
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Danube |
Europe |
2850 |
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24.
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Amur |
Asia |
2824 |
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25.
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Salween |
Asia |
2815 |
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26.
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Shatt al-Arab |
Tigris-Euphrates |
2740 |
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27.
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Brahmaputra |
Asia |
2700 |
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28.
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Ganga |
India |
2655 |
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29.
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Si |
China |
2650 |
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30.
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Orinoco |
S. America |
2575 |
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31.
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Nelson |
Canada |
2570 |
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32.
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Ural |
Russia-Kazakhstan |
2533 |
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33.
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Amu-Dar’ya |
Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan |
2494 |
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34.
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Paraguay |
S.America |
2494 |
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35.
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Colorado |
USA-Mexico |
2333 |
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36.
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Dnieper |
Ukraine |
2280 |
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37.
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Rio Negro |
S. America |
2255 |
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38.
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Orange |
Africa |
2188 |
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39.
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Syr-Darya |
Kazakhstan |
2140 |
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40.
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Kama |
Russia |
2040 |
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41.
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Irawaddy |
Burma |
2010 |
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