Tuesday, September 20, 2011

WORLD FAMOUS RIVERS

                                                       Rivers            Length(Miles)               Length (Kms)
1
Nile (Africa)
4,160
6,693
2
Amazon (S. America)
4,000
6,436
3
Chang Jiang (Yangtze) (China)
3,964
6,378
4
Huang He (Yellow River) (China)
3,395
5,463
5
Ob-Irtysh (Russia)
3,362
5,410
6
Amur (Asia)
2,744
4,415
7
Lena (Russia)
2,734
4,399
8
Congo (Africa)
2,718
4,373
9
MacKenzie (Canada)
2,635
4,241
10
Mekong (Viet Nam)
2,600
4,183
11
Niger (Africa)
2,590
4,167
12
Yenisey (Russia)
2,543
4,092
13
Parana (S. America)
2,485
3,998
14
Mississippi (U.S.)
2,340
3,765
15
Missouri (U.S.)
2,315
3,725
16
Murray-Darling (Australia)
2,310
3,717
17
Volga (Russia)
2,290
3,685
18
Purus (Brazil)
2,100
3,379
19
Madeira (Brazil)
2.013
3,239
20
Sao Francisco (Brazil)
1,988
3,199
The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
The Parana River is a tributary of the Rio de la Plata.
The Purus River is a tributary of the Amazon River.
The Madeira River is a tributary of the Amazon River.

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