Below is a table with the longest rivers in the world (in descending order of their length), which includes: names; length (in kilometers); source and mouth; the countries in which they flow; geographic features that distinguish them from other rivers.
number | river name | Length, km | Source | The mouth | Countries | Geographical features |
1 | Neil | 6650 | Lake Victoria | Mediterranean | Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, South Sudan | The longest river in the world |
2 | Amazon | confluence of the rivers: Maranion and Ucayali | Atlantic Ocean | Brazil, Colombia, Peru | The deepest river in the world | |
3 | Changjiang | 6300 | Tibet | East China Sea | China | The longest and most abundant river in Eurasia |
4 | Yellow River | 5464 | Tibetan Highlands | Yellow Sea | China | because of the corresponding color of its waters.” data-order=”Often referred to as the ‘yellow river’ |
5 | Congo | 4370 | Lake Tanganyika, Chambeshi, East African Rift, Lake Mweru | Atlantic Ocean | Angola, Zambia, DR Congo, Republic of the Congo | The deepest and second longest river in Africa; the deepest river in the world. |
6 | Lena | Baikal Range | Laptev sea | Our Country | The largest river | |
7 | Irtysh | 4248 | Merger: Jhalgyzagat-He and Ul-Turgen-He | river Ob | China, Kazakhstan, Our Country | Left tributary of the Ob |
8 | Ob | 3700 (together with the Irtysh – 7948) | confluence of the rivers: Biya and Katun | Gulf of Ob (Kara Sea) | Our Country | Together with the Irtysh – the longest watercourse in Our Country |
9 | Missouri | 3767 | confluence of the rivers: Jefferson and Madison | Mississippi river | USA | The longest river in North America, a tributary of the Mississippi |
10 | Mississippi | 3730 (together with Missouri – 7497) | Gulf of Mexico | USA | Main river of North America’s largest river system | |
11 | Yenisei | confluence of the rivers: Big Yenisei and Small Yenisei | Our Country | The second longest river in Our Country |
Note: River – a large stream of water created by nature that flows along the channel (natural depression). A river originates at its source and ends at its mouth, flowing into a lake, bay, sea, ocean, or other river.