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The Longest River In The World. The Amazon is the longest river in the world and its name comes from the many native female warriors that attacked the expedition of Francisco de Orellana in the river in 1541. Its main source is Lake Victoria in east central Africa. The two longest rivers in the world are the Nile flowing into the Mediterranean and the Amazon flowing into the South Atlantic. Irrigation and other.
The longest river in the world is even longer than the distance from New York to Rome and is also known as Maranon and Solimoes river. The Amazon is the longest river in the world and its name comes from the many native female warriors that attacked the expedition of Francisco de Orellana in the river in 1541. Mekong is a river in Asia which originates at Lasagongma Spring and covers different countries like Myanmar China Laos Thailand and Vietnam. They achieved this. It is the ninth largest river by discharge and the 15th longest river in the world. The Yangtze River is the worlds third longest river and the longest to flow entirely.
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The Nile is credited as the longest river in the world. The Amazon River has long been with the highest basin area and average discharge. 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 source of the river may be a tributary with its own name before it flows into the main parent river. It is the ninth largest river by discharge and the 15th longest river in the world. 0 Vote Up Vote Down.