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The Worlds Longest River. Besides been the 9th amongst worlds largest rivers. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer 5 6 7 by measuring the river plus the adjacent Para estuary and the longest connecting tidal canal. How Long is a River. Its main source is Lake Victoria in east central Africa.
Although most of us recognize the Nile as the lifeline of Egypt the Nile is in fact an international river shared by 11 countries in Africa. The longest river in Africa is the Nile which flows from the north for 6853 km through 11 African countries Egypt Sudan Rwanda Burundi Tanzania Uganda Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Eritrea Kenya and South Sudan. Irrigation and other human use account for the bulk of the water withdrawn. So with these caveats in mind here is our take on the 10 longest rivers in the world. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer 5 6 7 by measuring the river plus the adjacent Para estuary and the longest connecting tidal canal. The Nile River is the longest river in the world which is about 7088 km long.
Nile River- 6650 km 4132 miles It is one of the major rivers of North-East Africa.
The Nile River is the longest river in the world which is about 7088 km long. It is also the deepest river with a depth of approximately 230 m on earth and it was earlier known as Zaire River. The length of Niger which is one of the longest rivers in the world is 4180 km or 2597 miles. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer 5 6 7 by measuring the river plus the adjacent Para estuary and the longest connecting tidal canal. Although most of us recognize the Nile as the lifeline of Egypt the Nile is in fact an international river shared by 11 countries in Africa. It is about 4700 km long and its drainage basin is 3680000 kilometers squares by the amount of water released it is the ninth longest river on earth.