The World’s Longest Rivers

Listed here is are the top ten longest rivers in the world.

1. Nile – Africa –  4,180 miles
2. Amazon – South America – 3,912 miles
3. Chang Jiang (Yangtze) – China – 3,917 miles
4. Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock – 3,902 miles
5. Yenisei – Russia and Mongolia – 3,445 miles
6. Huang Ho (Yellow) – China – 3,395 miles
7. Ob-Irtish – Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia – 3,364 miles
8. Paraná River – Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, South America – 3030 miles
9. Zaire (Congo) – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda – 2,922 miles
10. Amur–Argun – Russia, China, Mongolia – 2,763 miles

See Also

• Earth from Above: Green River
• Cartography of an Oregon River
• Rivers that Flow Backwards