Chapter 4
Rivers –
Natural Systems
2016-06-08
Longest Rivers of the World
|
Rank
|
River
|
Location
|
Approximate
Length—miles
|
Approximate
Length – Kilometers
|
|
1.
|
Nile
|
Africa
|
4,180
|
6680
|
|
2.
|
Amazon
|
South America
|
3,912
|
6260
|
|
3.
|
Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock
|
United States
|
3,710
|
5936
|
|
4.
|
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
|
China
|
3,602
|
5763
|
|
5.
|
Ob
|
Russia
|
3,459
|
5534
|
|
6.
|
Huang Ho (Yellow)
|
China
|
2,900
|
4640
|
|
7.
|
Yenisei
|
Russia
|
2,800
|
4480
|
|
8.
|
Parana
|
South America
|
2,795
|
4472
|
|
9.
|
Irtish
|
Russia
|
2,758
|
4412
|
|
10.
|
Zaire (Congo)
|
Congo
|
2,716
|
4345
|
|
|
