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Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by haitto99(m): 12:59pm On May 11, 2015
1..NILE
River in Africa
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is 6,853 km long.
Length: 6,853 km
Discharge: 2,830 m³/s
Mouth: Mediterranean Sea
Sources: White Nile, Blue Nile
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, more
Cities: Cairo, Khartoum, Jinja, Juba
Bridges: Qasr al-Nil Bridge, 6th October Bridge, Aswan Bridge, Desouk Bridge

Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by haitto99(m): 1:03pm On May 11, 2015
Amazon River
River in South America
The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, averaging a discharge of about 209,000 cubic meters per second, greater than the next seven largest independent rivers combined.
Length: 6,437 km
Discharge: 209,000 m³/s
Basin area: 7,050,000 km²
Source: Mismi
Mouth: Atlantic Ocean
Countries: Colombia, Peru, Brazil
Cities: Manaus, Iquitos, Leticia, Amazonas, Belém, Santarém, more

Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by Nobody: 1:04pm On May 11, 2015
River aruchukwu nko? grin
Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by haitto99(m): 1:09pm On May 11, 2015
Yangtze
River in China
The Yangtze River, known in China as the Chang Jiang or the Yangzi, is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. Wikipedia
Length: 6,300 km
Discharge: 30,170 m³/s
Basin area: 1,808,500 km²
Source: Qinghai
Mouth: East China Sea
Country: China
Bridges: Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge,

Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by haitto99(m): 1:12pm On May 11, 2015
Yellow River
River in China
The Yellow River or Huang He is the second-longest river in Asia, following the Yangtze River and Yenisei River, and the fourth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km.
Length: 5,464 km
Discharge: 2,571 m³/s
Source: Bayan Har Mountains
Mouth: Bohai Sea
Country: China
Cities: Zhengzhou, Lanzhou, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Jinan, Yinchuan, Baotou, Wuhai
Bridges: Jinan Yellow River Bridge

Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by haitto99(m): 1:13pm On May 11, 2015
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres. It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers .
Length: 4,880 km
Basin area: 2,582,672 km²
Discharge: 17,290 m³/s
Mouth: Río de la Plata
Sources: Paranaíba River, Rio Grande
Bridges: Friendship Bridge, Rosario-Victoria Bridge, more
Cities: Salto del Guairá

Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by haitto99(m): 1:14pm On May 11, 2015
The Congo River is a river in Africa and the world's deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m. It is the second largest river in the world by discharge.
Length: 4,700 km
Discharge: 41,000 m³/s
Mouth: Atlantic Ocean
Sources: East African Rift, Chambeshi River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Mweru
Cities: Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka, more
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Cameroon

Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by Nobody: 1:16pm On May 11, 2015
hian pls include daura river
Re: Top Ten(10) World's Longest Rivers (pics) by haitto99(m): 1:16pm On May 11, 2015
Lena River
River in Russia
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean. It has the 9th largest watershed. It is also the 3rd largest river in Asia. Wikipedia
Length: 4,400 km
Discharge: 16,870 m³/s
Basin area: 2,500,000 km²
Mouth: Arctic Ocean
Source: Baikal Mountains
Country: Russia
Cities: Yakutsk, Ust-Kut, Irkutsk, Lensk, Olyokminsk, Kirensk, Pokrovsk

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