Rivers have an important role in shaping our earth. So important, there are some countries that depend on the existence of the river. The river itself is long and there is also a short one. In the following article, we will discuss 10 rivers that have long distances among other rivers on earth.
- The Nile in Africa has a length of 6650 kilometers
The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nīl or Egyptian / Coptic iteru), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth. The Nile flows over 6,650 km or 4,132 miles and splits no less than nine countries: Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan and of course Egypt. Because the Nile has the same meaning in the history of the Egyptians (especially ancient Egypt) the Nile is identical with Egypt. The Nile has a very important role in the civilization, life and history of the Egyptians since thousands of years ago. One of the donations of the Nile is its ability to produce fertile soil as a result of sedimentation along its tributary. With the fertile soil this makes the Egyptians develop agriculture and civilization of Egypt developed since thousands of years ago.
- The Amazon River in South America has a length of 6400 kilometers
A Amazon River (Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) is a river in South America which is the second longest river in the world - the Nile in Africa is the longest. The Amazon River has the largest total flow of any river, carrying over the Mississippi River, Nile, and Yangtze combined. Amazon also has the largest flowing system of the entire river system. Although the Nile is the longest river, but Amazon can be considered "the strongest" (judging by the amount of water flowing per second).
The amount of fresh water released to the Atlantic Ocean is enormous: 184,000 m³ per second (6.5 million ft) in the rainy season. The Amazon Stream is one fifth of the total amount of freshwater entering the ocean worldwide. The water in the sea near the river has a low salt content of up to hundreds of miles away.
Its main river (typically one to six miles wide) can be traversed for large ocean vessels to Manaus, nearly 800 miles upstream from its mouth. Smaller ships weighing 3,000 tons [1] and 5.5 m (18 feet) of draft [2] can reach as far as Iquitos, 3,700 km (2,300 miles) from the sea. Small rivers can reach 780 km (486 miles) further up the Achual Point. From there, only small boats can go up to Pongo de Manseriche, above Achual Point.
This river takes water from the coordinates of 5 ° N to 20 ° C. The farthest sources are found in the inter-Andes highlands, a short distance away from the Pacific Ocean; and after traveling 7,200 kilometers (4,800 miles) through the interior of Peru and passing through Brazil, he entered the Atlantic Ocean at the equator.
Yangtze River / Chang Jiang is located in China Country has a length of 6300 kilometers
The Long River or Yangtze River (Hanzi: 長江, hanyu pinyin: Changjiang, English: Long River, Yangtze River) is the longest river in China and in Asia. In the world, the Long River is the third longest river. This river became the southern boundary of ancient Chinese culture that lies between the Yellow River in the north and the Panjang River in the south.
The river is known as the Yangtze River (hanyu pinyin: Yangzi) due to misunderstanding of the missionaries at first. The Yangtze River (Hanzi: 楊子江) refers only to the lower reaches of the Panjang River, but since this is the first heard by Westerners, the Yangtze River is used to represent the entire Long River.
- The Mississippi River - Missouri located in North America has a length of 6275 kilometers
The Mississippi River is a river in the US. It is one of the longest rivers in the world and is the second longest river in the United States. It has a length of 3,734 km (2,320 mi) and is sourced on Lake Itasca in Minnesota and culminates in the Gulf of Mexico.
The name "Mississippi" comes from an Native American language meaning "waterfather."
The Mississippi springs are in the state of Minnesota, near the border with Canada. Mississippi flows from the south across the middle of the United States. It flows through the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.