World’s Longest River
The longest river in the world is 4,160 miles (6,690 km) long and in Egypt. It is the Nile.
Here’s the top ten:
Nile - 4,157 miles (6,690 km) - Africa
Amazon - 4,049 miles (6,516 km) - South America
Yangtze - 3,964 miles (6,380 km) - China
Mississippi/Missouri - 3,896 miles (6,270 km) - North America
Yenisei/Angara/Selenga - 3,449 miles (5,550 km) - Russia
Ob-Irtysh - 3,449 miles (5,410 km) - Russia
Huang He - 2,900 miles (4,667 km) - China
Amur - 2,714 miles (4,368 km) - Russia
Congo - 2,716 miles (4,371 km) - Africa
Lena - 2,647 miles (4,260 km) - Russia
The Amazon is the largest in terms of flow at 219,000 cubic meters, dwarfing the second largest which only has 43,900 cubic meters (Brahmaputra in Southeast Asia.)