largest river of water in the world
87e4965b1d0491fa0d95854798831b37
Top 10 Largest Rivers in the World 1. Source: www.flickr.com. Amazon is the largest river in the world, the discharge of the river is greater than the next 7 largest rivers mixed except Madeira and Rio Negro are the tributaries of the Amazon.
76b222bb994be629fd5e75c5f22867c6
- The British, through both their economic resources and their powerful navy, which was just coming off its defeat of the Spanish Armada, was able to control the slave trade to its own economic advantage. This is how the British Empire grew to what it was.
c376a7b639362ab5e0949f48199f3093
What are the longest rivers in the world? The Amazon: The Amazon River is the longest river in South America, and the largest river in the world in terms of water discharge. This river has a series of major river systems in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. At roughly 6,437 km (4,000 mi) in length, it is also considered to be the second-longest river in the world.
0ea6cd235c4d25e17fb0cc36ec3aebc6
Definitions &Translations The Amazon River in South America is the second longest river in the world and is by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined.
7f97d5e13c142a40019704d866307ace
Top 9 Longest Rivers in the World While the Amazon is the largest river in the world by most measures, the current consensus within the geographic community holds that the Amazon is the second longest river, just slightly shorter than the Nile. 1. Nile River: Africa: 6650 Km. Nile River in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth. Nile River flows along the 6650 km or 4132 miles and flow through nine countries: Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan and of course Egypt.
4d64e221477c9b2a73239ee72aebbc28
River Famous Rivers. There are many famous rivers in the world. Probably the most famous in the United States is the Mississippi River. The most famous river in the world is probably the world’s longest river, the African Nile. It is 4,132 miles long. The second largest river is the Amazon River in South America.
7590a1c375df152c3cb82fa9dab3c7c0
10 Largest Rivers In The World The Orinoco in Venezuela apart from being the fourth largest river of the world is also among the longest rivers of South America. It has a drainage basin of 880,000 square km and an average discharge of 33,000m³/second. It outflows into the Atlantic.
cb7d075b57aa5f1a0553d99c5481cbe4
Longest Rivers in the World â Top 10 List The Yellow River (also called the Huang He) is the second longest river in the People’s Republic of China and is the sixth longest in the world being about 3,010 miles (4,845 km) in length. In china it is known by both positive and negative nicknames.
757105e5812bec87647f1caadaae2575
Which river discharges the most water in the world? The Amazon is the greatest river in the world by so many measures; the volume of water it carries to the sea (approximately 20% of all the freshwater discharge into the oceans), the area of land that drains into it, and its length and width.
5caddc3bf1472da768b5ce4d347ae34b
Dam Tarbela Dam is a large dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. It is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Islamabad, and a height of 485 ft (148 m) above the river bed and a reservoir size of 95 sq mi (250 km2) makes it the largest earth-filled dam in the world.
b763889f194c12dd9f3fbeea9c65f1a3
The Amazon Basin The Amazon River & Tributaries. The Amazon River is the greatest river in the world. It carries almost 20% of all the freshwater in the world discharging into the oceans. The area of land that drains into the river — the Amazon Basin — is the largest basin of any one river in the world. The Amazon River is the widest and arguably longest (7,100 km) river on earth. In fact, it drains more water into the ocean than the world's next nine largest rivers combined!
5076070171c204c8665e3538f5fe7233
The 5 Largest Rivers in the World by Volume of Flow Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management lists the Mekong as the fourth largest river for annual volume flow with 667,000 cubic meters -- 25 million cubic feet. It ranks 12th in the world and seventh in Asia in length.
5cbb19721ee67386caaf41247cac9d6d
Rivers River Severn | River Thames. The River Nile is the longest river in the world. It measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the White Nile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregan, USA, which is just 37 metres long.The biggest river in the world, measured by the amount of water that flows down it, is the Amazon.On average 120,000 cubic metres (about 20 swimming pools' worth) of water flows out of its mouth every second.t measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the White Nile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregan, USA, which is just 37 metres long. The biggest river in the world, measured by the amount of water that flows down it, is the Amazon.
d8541f5c8bf423d123e44d3688ba46eb
Rivers, Major World Rivers flow downhill from their sources to their mouths at the sea. The sources of the world's major rivers are often in highly elevated or mountainous areas, but there are exceptions. For example, the source of the Mississippi River is Lake Itasca, Minnesota, which lies only about 461 meters (1,515 feet) above sea level.
4b895de876d3c7fea49492a71bb7551b
Longest Rivers In The World Nile is considered to be the largest river in the World. It is divided into 2 tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile. It is a main water source of Egypt and Sudan. The water resources of Nile are shared by 11 countries, named Burundi, Congo-Kinshasa, Sudan, south Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt, Tanzania.
ad49b467912138441a3be6cd5fd06384
Top 10 Longest Rivers of the World 1 – Nile (4,132 miles). The river Nile is the longest river in the world. It starts at the Tributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa and runs into the Mediterranean Sea. It runs through the ten countries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.he ninth number on our list of the top ten longest rivers in the world is the Zaire or Congo River, which starts at the Confluence of Lualab and Luapula rivers, Congo and runs into the Atlantic Ocean. It is 2,920 miles in length. The river is a lifeline with rails and roads in it.
c9ae3aa58c24df7169115e1c5a94ae8f
What is the largest river in the world? The River Nile is the longest river in the world. It measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the White Nile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea.Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregan, USA, which is just 37 metres long.The biggest river in the world, measured by the amount of water that flows down it, is the Amazon.t measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the White Nile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregan, USA, which is just 37 metres long. The biggest river in the world, measured by the amount of water that flows down it, is the Amazon.
e445633ff3333adf158b049be8948c02
- Though it moves just a tiny fraction of the water carried by the Amazon, Congo, or Niger rivers, the Nile is the world’s longest river. Its main tributaries—the White Nile and the Blue Nile—meet in Khartoum, Sudan, a rain-poor city of nearly 2 million residents that relies on the Nile for irrigation. Well-watered crops line the river banks, and patchworks of croplands (including center-pivot irrigated fields) dot the city’s outskirts.
4c3498296971812bc3c3ea82f26686f1
Which river carries the largest volume of water? The river than carries the largest volume of water is the Amazon  River. Its average discharge is said to be 7,381,000 cubic feet per  second.
474a4eeee61dd5688c7cc195e5ded8b2
What are the longest rivers in the world? The third longest river in the world is the Yangtze – or as it's known in China, the Chang Jiang River. The Yangtze is 6,380 kilometers (3,964 miles) in length, making it the longest river in Asia.
a3379862c6af908d1839e79cb7f5e4f4
World River Map Major Rivers in the World. 1  Nile - The Nile River is located in Africa, and is usually considered the longest river in the world. The Nile River travels through Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, and South Sudan.
fa5c51f536011f816878c95122c33a40
- Amazon River. The Amazon River (also named Rio Amazonas in Portuguese and Spanish) is the largest river in the world by the amount or volume of water it carries. It flows through the tropical forests of South America, mainly in Brazil.
e9c00e5a0cd3345b1decc0d7cfe48cab
What is the longest river in the world? Title What is the longest river in the world? The longest river in the world, measured from its mouth to its most distant, year-round source, is likely the Amazon, which flows 4,345 miles from the Peruvian Andes through Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. However, much depends on how you measure it.
b21190e0c5a49fef6b524651d3a0cf9e
What is the largest freshwater lake in the world? Lake Superior between Michigan and Ontario is the freshwater lake with the largest surface area 82,360 km2 (31,800 square miles). Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, Russia, has a surface area of only 31,727 km2 (12,250 square miles) but it is the lake with the largest water volume in the world, holding about 20% of the world's total fresh water. At 1,620 meters, nearly a mile deep, Lake Baikal is also without doubt the world's deepest lake.
be7b7141c1905bbe98e1da23c4b3b7cf
- With a length of 5464 km, the Yellow River is the second longest river in China after the Long River (Yangtze). Yellow River in Lanzhou. 5. Yenisei-Angara-Selenga-Ider: Russia and Mongolia: 5539 km. Yenisei Yenisey also be written as, is the largest river system that flows into the Arctic Ocean.
1a868d57a118423b97ce5b934a214504
Major Rivers of Europe Major Rivers of Europe : Volga. Source – Valdai Hills, south of St Petersburg, Russia; Mouth – Caspian Sea; Length – 3692 Km; Volga river is the largest river of Europe in terms of not only the length but also the flow rate (discharge). The drainage basin of Volga is also largest as compared to other European rivers.