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Longest River Of The World. The two tributaries meet near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. A b The Nile is usually said to be the longest river in the world with a length of about 6650 km and the Amazon the second longest with a length of at least 6400 km. Because the Mississippi river system includes the Missouri river and Red river. This following is a list of the 10 longest rivers in the world according to the Times Atlas of the World.
It measures 6695 kilometres from its source in Burundi along the White Nile to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. In 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon has a length of 6992 km and was longer than the Nile whose length was calculated as 6853 km. The Rio de la Plata itself is only 290 kilometers long but as part of the river system that includes the Parana and the Rio Grande this certainly is one of the longest rivers in the world at 4880 kilometers long. The longest river in the world measured from its mouth to its most distant year-round source is likely the Amazon which flows 4345 miles from the Peruvian Andes through Brazil to the Atlantic. Water use among these giant. Nile is the most affected by.
The Nile Rivers final course is through Egypt before it forms a delta and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.
They achieved this. This African wonder travels through eleven countries which include Ethiopia Eretria Sudan Uganda Tanzania Kenya Rwanda Burundi Egypt Congo and South Sudan. According to the USGS the length of the Nile River is 4258 miles. Bulk of the water withdrawn. This following is a list of the 10 longest rivers in the world according to the Times Atlas of the World. Its main source is Lake Victoria in east central Africa.