Wednesday, February 29, 2012

10 of the longest river !

1. Nile River in Africa has a 6650 kilometer long
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The Nile (Arabic: an-nil النيل or Egyptian / Coptic iteru), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth. Nile River flows along the 6650 km or 4132 miles and split no less than nine countries are: Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan and Egypt, of course. Because of the Nile has the same meaning role in Egyptian history (especially ancient Egypt) is identical with the Egyptian Nile. Battle of the Nile has a very important role in civilization, life and history of the Egyptians thousands of years ago. One contribution of the Nile is its ability to produce fertile soil as a result of sedimentation along the river basin. With the fertile soil makes the inhabitants of Egypt to develop its agriculture and developing the Egyptian civilization for thousands of years ago.

2. Amazon River in South America has a 6400 kilometer long

Amazon River (Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) is a river in South America which is the world's second longest river - the Nile River is the longest in Africa. The Amazon River has the greatest total flow of any river, carrying more than the Mississippi River, the Nile, and Yangtze combined. Amazon also has the largest peraliran system of the entire river system. Although the Nile the longest river, but Amazon could be considered "powerful" (as seen from the amount of water flowing per second).

Amount of fresh water being released into the Atlantic Ocean is enormous: 184 000 per second (6.5 million ft ³) in the rainy season. Amazon flow is one-fifth of the total fresh water into the sea around the world. In sea water near the river has a low salinity up to hundreds of miles away.

The main river (usually has a width of one to six miles) can be passed to large ocean steamers to Manaus, nearly 800 miles up the river from its mouth. Smaller ships weighing 3,000 tons [1] and 5.5 m (18 ft) draft [2] can reach as far as Iquitos, 3700 km (2,300 miles) from the sea. Smaller riverboats can reach 780 km (486 miles) further up Achual Point. Through from there, only small boats can go up to Pongo de Manseriche, above Achual Point.

This river takes water from the coordinates 5 ° N to 20 ° latitude. The most distant sources are found in inter-Andean plateau, a short distance away to the Pacific Ocean, and after a distance of 7200 km (4,800 miles) through the interior of Peru and across Brazil, he entered the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator
3. Yangtze / Chang Jiang in China's State 6300 kilometers in length
The length of the Yangtze River or (Hanzi: 长江, Hanyu Pinyin: Changjiang, English: Long River, Yangtze River) is the longest river in China and in Asia. In the world, Yangtze River is the third longest river. The river became the southern boundary of ancient Chinese culture that lies between the Yellow River in the north and the Yangtze River in the south.

This river is known as the Yangtze River (Hanyu Pinyin: Yangzi) due to an incorrect understanding of the missionaries at first. Yangtze River (Hanzi: 杨子江) refers only to the lower reaches of Yangtze River, but because it is first heard by a Westerner, it is used to represent the entire Yangtze River Yangtze River
4.Mississippi River - Missouri is located in North America has a length of 6275 kilometer

The Mississippi River is the river in the U.S.. Is one of the longest river in the world and is the second longest river in the United States. Has a length of 3.734 km (2.320 mi) and originated in Lake Itasca in Minnesota and lead to the Gulf of Mexico.

The name "Mississippi" comes from a Native American language meaning "father of waters."

Spring is in the state of Mississippi Minnesota, near the border with Canada. Mississippi flows south through the middle of the U.S.. Flowing through the state of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Mouth of the Mississippi is in the state of Louisiana, the southern city of New Orleans. Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi has many tributaries. Mississippi watershed covers most of the U.S.. This means that the Mississippi and its tributaries flow in most U.S. states.

Some of the most important tributary of the Mississippi are (listed from the spring to the mouth of the river):
5. River Yenisei - Angara - Selenga in Russia and Mongolia have a 5539 kilometer long
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6. Yellow River / Huang Ho in China continent of Asia has a length of 5464 kilometers
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Yellow River (Hanzi: 黄河, Hanyu Pinyin: Huanghe listen, Wade-Giles: Hwangho, English: Yellow River) is an important river in northern China at the center of Chinese culture together with Long River (Yangtze) to the south .

With a length of 5464 km, this river is the second longest river in China after the Yangtze River.
 7. River Ob - Irtysh was in Europe and Asia have a 5410 kilometer long
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8. Africa's Congo River is 4700 kilometers in length
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Congo River (also known as Zaire River) is the largest river in West-Central Africa. This river has a length of about 4,700 km, making it the second largest river in Africa (after the Nile). This river flows through the largest rainforest in the world, [1]. Kongo's name comes from the Kingdom of Kongo. From 1971 to 1997, the government called it the Zaire River Zaire.
9. Amur river in Europe and Asia has a 4444 kilometer long
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10. Lena river in the Continent of Europe (Russia) has a length of 4400 km
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Lena River is the 10th largest river in the world. This river is located in Siberia. Length of 4400 km (2734 miles). This river comes down from the Arctic Sea to Mount Baikal

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