Which of the following is the largest river of the world?
Which of the following is the largest river of the world?
Explanation
Confused Question
Ø Amazon river in South America is the largest river in the world.
Ø while Nile river in Africa is the longest river in the world.
World Major Rivers
Rank | Name | Length | Outflow | Countries in the drainage basin | Continent |
1 | Nile | 6,650 | Mediterranean | Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan , Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan | Africa |
2 | Amazon | 6,575 | Atlantic Ocean | Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana | USA |
3 | Yangtze | 6,300 | East China Sea | China | Asia |
4 | Mississippi | 6,275 | Gulf of Mexico | United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%) | USA |
5 | Yenisei | 5,539 | Kara Sea | Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%) | Asia |
6 | Yellow River (Huang He) | 5,464 | Bohai Sea | China | Asia |
9 | Congo | 4,700 | Atlantic Ocean | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda | Africa |