A river is a flowing stream of water. Usually, a river feeds water into an ocean, lake, pond or even another river. Rivers can be different in size and there is no strict rule on how big a flow of water must be to be called as a river. Here are the five longest rivers in the world.
The Nile River.
The Nile River is 4,135 miles long. It is located in the continent of Africa, mostly in the countries of Egypt and Sudan. It flows north into the Mediterranean Sea.
The Amazon River.
The Amazon River is 3,980 miles long. It is located in the continent of South America and flows through several countries including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. It ends at the Atlantic Ocean.
The Yangtze River
Located in China, the Yangtze River is 3,917 miles long and flows into the East China Sea.
The Mississippi River.
The river system of the Mississippi is the longest river in North America at 3902 miles. It flows south into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Yenisei River.
The Yenisei River starts in Mongolia and flows through Russia to the Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It's 3445 miles long.
There are 76 rivers that are over 1000 miles long in the world. A lot of people think that rivers always flow south, but 4 of the 10 longest rivers in the world flow north. The United States has around 3.5 million miles of rivers and 4 of the top 10 longest rivers flow through China.
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