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Friday, April 1, 2011

Major and Important Rivers of the World

t is supposed that largest river is Amazon, although it is 222 km shorter than Nile (the longest river of the world). It is considered so because it is navigable by deep sea steamers and has the greatest flow of water. And III is Mississippi Missouri in USA.
Other major rivers details like name, its origin, where it falls in and the length of the river:
RiverOriginFalls inLength (Km.)
NileVictoria lakeMediterranean Sea6,650
Amazon Andes (Peru)Atlantic  Ocean6,428
Mississippi MissouriItasca lake (USA) Gulf of Mexico (USA)6,020
YangtzeTibetan Kin PlateauChina Sea 5,494
ObAltai Mts., RussiaGulf of Ob5,410
Huang HoKunlun Mts.Gulf of Chibli4,344
Yenisei Tannu-Ola Mts.Arctic Ocean3,804
CongaLualaba & Luapula rivers Atlantic Ocean3,700
NigerGuineaGulf of Guinea 4,180
MekongTibetan highlandsSouth China sea4,180
VolgaVoldai Plateau, RussiaCaspian Sea3,690
St. Lawrence Lake OntarioGulf of St. Lawrence3,058
BrahmaputraLake Mansarovar Bay of Bengal2,900
IndusNear lake MansarovarArabian sea 2,880

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