River/Catalogs

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This is a list of the longest rivers on the Earth. The data should be considered as approximate and informative, since it is difficult to precisely measure rivers' lengths and drainage areas, while the discharge varies considerably in time.

River Length (km) Drainage area (km²) Average discharge at mouth (m³/s) Source Outflow Continent Countries
1. Amazone 6,520 7,180,000 180,000 Atlantic Ocean South America
2. Nile 6,480 2,880,000 1,600 Mediterranean Sea Africa
3. Yangtze 6,300 1,970,000 35,000 East China Sea Asia
4. Mississippi - Missouri 6,020 3,220,000 17,545 Gulf of Mexico North America
5. Ob 5,570 2,975,000 12,600 Gulf of Ob Asia
6. Yenisei 5,550 2,605,000 19,600 Kara Sea Asia
7. Yellow 4,850 745,000 1,365 Bohai Sea Asia China
8. Congo 4,700 3,822,000 42,000 Atlantic Ocean Africa
9. Amur 4,510 1,855,000 12,500 Sea of Okhotsk Asia
10. Río de la Plata 4,700 2,650,000 19,500 South America
11. Lena 4,270 2,490 16,400 Laptev Sea Asia


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