Top Ten Longest Rivers in the World

Top 10 Longest Rivers in the World

Here it is - the (almost) definitive list of the top ten longest rivers in the world. I say almost because when researching for the facts for the longest rivers list, I was amazed to see that almost every source :-) I looked at quoted a different length for the longest river! I did my research online and offline (yes, there are still libraries out there... and books... you know, encyclopedias and things...) and I decided the best way to present the top ten list of the world's longest rivers was to give a between figure for the length of the rivers. So, the first length is the longest measurement from a reliable source in kilometres, and I have highlighted it. Enjoy.

Top Ten Longest Rivers in the World

River Nile 6,670 Kilometres - 6,650 Km Long (4,145 - 4,135 Miles Long). North East Africa.
River Amazon 6,448 Kilometres - 6,400 Km Long (4,4007 - 3,980 Miles Kong). South America.
River Yangtze 6,300 Kilometres - 5,530 Km Long (3,436 - 3,917 Miles Long). Peoples Republic of China.
River Mississippi - Missouri 6,275 Kilometres - 5,970 Km Long (3,902 - 3,710 Miles Long). USA and Canada.
River Yenisei - Angara - Selenga 5,540 Kilometres - 5,539 Km Long (3,442 - 3,445 Miles Long). Russia and Mongolia.
River Huang He (Yellow River) 5,464 Kilometres - 5,464 Km Long (3,398 - 3,398 Miles Long). Peoples Republic of China.
River Ob - Irtysh 5,410 Kilometres - 5,398 Km Long (3,364 - 3,354 Miles Long). Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia.
River Congo - Chambesi 4,700 Kilometres - 4,690 Km Long (2,922 - 2,914 Miles Long). Central Africa.
River Amur - Argun 4,444 Kilometres - 4,345 Km Long (2,763 - 2,700 Miles Long). Russia, China, Mongolia.
River Lena 4,400 Kilometres - 4,400 Km Long (2,736 - 2,736 Miles Long). Russia.

The Longest River in the World

How truly definitive this Longest Rivers in the World list is, I don't know........ but what is not in dispute is that the River Nile in Africa is ........ tah rah THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD ...... Rah! Rah! Rah!

The Longest River in the world, The Nile, originates in Ethiopia and then flows northwards through Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The source of the Nile was a mythical quest in Ancient Times, and now we know, thanks to explorers and geologists that the world's longest river has two source tributaries, The White Nile and The Blue Nile. The White Nile rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa in Southern Ruanda. The source of the Blue Nile is Lake Tana in Ethiopia.

The Longest River in the world, The Nile, ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.