Longest Rivers of the World
Yukon River
Canada's second longest river
Loire River
Longest river in France
Tunguska River
tributary of the Yenisey
Rhine River
Europe's most important inland waterway
Lena River
One of the three rivers that runs through Russia, this one is the farthest to the East on the map.
Volga River
The longest river in Europe and Russia's most important commercial river.
Yenisey River
The main river in Siberia. It is used for Transportation and cargo.
Nile River
longest river in the world
Amazon River
A long river in northern South America.
Congo River
A river in Central Africa that flows into the Atlantic Ocean
Murray River
Australia's longest permanent river
Yangtze River
Longest major river in China
Rio Grande
river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico
Niger River
the longest river in West Africa, and a kind of trading highway in early times
Orinoco River
a South American river 1,500 miles long
Missouri River
feeds into the longest river in the United States
Brahmaputra River
flows east in the Himalayas and west into India, empties into the Bay of Bengal
Ganges River
holiest river to Hindus. They believe bathing in this river will wash away their sins
Euphrates River
A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent.
Sao Francisco River
A river that runs through Brazil with a mouth on the Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
A major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S.
Zambezi River
A river in Central and Southern Africa that flows into the Indian Ocean.
Indus River
A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea.
Tigris River
A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent
Amur River
Forms the border between Russia and China
Mackenzie River
Canada's longest river
Yellow River (Huang He)
Chinese river that periodically floods causing destruction to farmland and hunger for the Chinese people
Danube River
Europe's second longest river
Ob-Irtysh River
River East of the Volga in Russia
Parana River
River that drains much of central South America; flows into Rio de La Plata.
Purus River
This is a long tributary of the Amazon River
Thames River
This largest river in England runs through London and empties into the North Sea.
Mekong River
This river begins in southwest China and flows south all the way through Vietnam
Madiera River
Tributary of the Amazon from the south
