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Here are the biggest rivers on Earth!
- These are the world's biggest rivers, and some of the most beautiful places on Earth. These natural wonders bring even more beauty to the natural landscapes around them. These rivers deserve to be appreciated, whether it's for their size or their incredible scenery.
Check out planet Earth's biggest rivers!
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Volga River (Russia) - Europe's biggest river stretches for 3,500 km. The river's source is located in the Valdai Hills in the north of Russia and flows into the Caspian Sea.
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Volga River (Russia) - As well as being enormous, the Volga also flows through some beautiful Russian landscapes. The Volga is definitely worth seeing.
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2 / 31 Fotos
Araguaia River (Brazil) - 2115 km is the total length of this Brazilian river which flows through several states. Its source is in Mineiros (Goiás state) and flows into the Tocantins river.
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3 / 31 Fotos
Araguaia River (Brazil) - The river is impressive for its size and the incredibly beautiful and diverse landscape it passes through in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, and Pará.
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Murray-Darling basin (Australia) - The Murray-Darling basin is 3370 km and drains around one seventh of the Australian land mass. It is the most important agriculture area in all of Australia.
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Murray-Darling basin (Australia) - The river flows through a wide variety of impressive landscapes.
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Niger River (West Africa) - The Niger is the third-longest river on the African continent at around 4,200 km long. It's a magnificent natural wonder and flows through some breathtaking scenery.
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Niger River (West Africa) - The river's source can be found in Guinea. It passes through Mali, Niger and Nigeria.
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Mackenzie River (Canada) - The Mackenzie River begins in the Great Slave Lake in the northeast of Canada. It stretches for 4,241 km, making it one of the longest in the world.
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Mackenzie River (Canada) - It flows into the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean. As well as its incredible length, it has a curious shape and flows through some of the world's most beautiful landscapes.
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Mekong River (Asia) - Another of the world's longest rivers flows through southeast Asia. It is one of the most voluminous rivers on planet Earth, between 4,350 and 4,990 km.
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Mekong River (Asia) - It starts in the Tibetan Plateau and flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. You will see some of the most breathtaking sights on Earth along this river.
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Lena River (Russia) - This river, which begins in Siberia, is the tenth-longest in the world at 4,400 km long. Its source sits 1,640 m high in the Baikal mountains and flows through most of Russia.
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Lena River (Russia) - Another gorgeous river, which makes the Siberian countryside even more majestic.
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Amur River (Russia/China) - This huge river runs along part of the Russian/Chinese border and flows for around 4,509 km.
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Amur River (Russia/China) - The Amur is one of the planet's jewels. It's worth seeing somewhere along its course if you get a chance, as it runs through various Russian and Chinese territories.
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Congo River (Central Africa) - The Congo is the deepest river in the world, reaching 230 meters in depth at some points. In terms of length, this river stretches for 4,667 km.
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Congo River (Central Africa) - The source is the smaller Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and it flows through the DRC, the Republic of the Congo and Angola. It's a natural wonder which is worth visiting!
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Yellow River (China) - This is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at 4,672 km.
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Yellow River (China) - The Yellow River goes through most of China and has a basin of 752,000 sq km. It's a stunning natural feature that looks like something from another world.
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Yangtze (China) - This Chinese river is the biggest in Asia at 5,520 km in length and as well as being long, it is surrounded by breathtaking landscapes.
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Yangtze (China) - There really are some beautiful sights to be seen along this river.
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Ob River (Russia) - One of the longest rivers in western Siberia and the fourth-longest river in Russia at 3,650 km long.
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Ob River (Russia) - The river is divided in two, after it joins the Irtysh River and flows into Chinese territory.
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Mississippi (United States) - This iconic river is 6,212 km long. It's an absolute giant of a river.
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Mississippi (United States) - The Mississíppi passes through 10 states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
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Amazon (Brazil) - The longest river in the world, it flows through South America for almost 7,000 km and has over 1,000 tributaries.
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Amazon (Brazil) - As well as being enormous, it passes through incredible beauty. It starts in the Peruvian Andes and has the biggest river basin in the world.
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River Nile (Africa) - And lastly the second-longest river in the world is the Nile, at 6,853 km long.
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River Nile (Africa) - It passes through some incredible scenery, through Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.
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Here are the biggest rivers on Earth!
- These are the world's biggest rivers, and some of the most beautiful places on Earth. These natural wonders bring even more beauty to the natural landscapes around them. These rivers deserve to be appreciated, whether it's for their size or their incredible scenery.
Check out planet Earth's biggest rivers!
© Shutterstock
0 / 31 Fotos
Volga River (Russia) - Europe's biggest river stretches for 3,500 km. The river's source is located in the Valdai Hills in the north of Russia and flows into the Caspian Sea.
© Shutterstock
1 / 31 Fotos
Volga River (Russia) - As well as being enormous, the Volga also flows through some beautiful Russian landscapes. The Volga is definitely worth seeing.
© Shutterstock
2 / 31 Fotos
Araguaia River (Brazil) - 2115 km is the total length of this Brazilian river which flows through several states. Its source is in Mineiros (Goiás state) and flows into the Tocantins river.
© Shutterstock
3 / 31 Fotos
Araguaia River (Brazil) - The river is impressive for its size and the incredibly beautiful and diverse landscape it passes through in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, and Pará.
© Shutterstock
4 / 31 Fotos
Murray-Darling basin (Australia) - The Murray-Darling basin is 3370 km and drains around one seventh of the Australian land mass. It is the most important agriculture area in all of Australia.
© Shutterstock
5 / 31 Fotos
Murray-Darling basin (Australia) - The river flows through a wide variety of impressive landscapes.
© Shutterstock
6 / 31 Fotos
Niger River (West Africa) - The Niger is the third-longest river on the African continent at around 4,200 km long. It's a magnificent natural wonder and flows through some breathtaking scenery.
© Shutterstock
7 / 31 Fotos
Niger River (West Africa) - The river's source can be found in Guinea. It passes through Mali, Niger and Nigeria.
© Shutterstock
8 / 31 Fotos
Mackenzie River (Canada) - The Mackenzie River begins in the Great Slave Lake in the northeast of Canada. It stretches for 4,241 km, making it one of the longest in the world.
© Shutterstock
9 / 31 Fotos
Mackenzie River (Canada) - It flows into the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean. As well as its incredible length, it has a curious shape and flows through some of the world's most beautiful landscapes.
© Shutterstock
10 / 31 Fotos
Mekong River (Asia) - Another of the world's longest rivers flows through southeast Asia. It is one of the most voluminous rivers on planet Earth, between 4,350 and 4,990 km.
© Shutterstock
11 / 31 Fotos
Mekong River (Asia) - It starts in the Tibetan Plateau and flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. You will see some of the most breathtaking sights on Earth along this river.
© Shutterstock
12 / 31 Fotos
Lena River (Russia) - This river, which begins in Siberia, is the tenth-longest in the world at 4,400 km long. Its source sits 1,640 m high in the Baikal mountains and flows through most of Russia.
© Shutterstock
13 / 31 Fotos
Lena River (Russia) - Another gorgeous river, which makes the Siberian countryside even more majestic.
© Shutterstock
14 / 31 Fotos
Amur River (Russia/China) - This huge river runs along part of the Russian/Chinese border and flows for around 4,509 km.
© Shutterstock
15 / 31 Fotos
Amur River (Russia/China) - The Amur is one of the planet's jewels. It's worth seeing somewhere along its course if you get a chance, as it runs through various Russian and Chinese territories.
© Shutterstock
16 / 31 Fotos
Congo River (Central Africa) - The Congo is the deepest river in the world, reaching 230 meters in depth at some points. In terms of length, this river stretches for 4,667 km.
© Shutterstock
17 / 31 Fotos
Congo River (Central Africa) - The source is the smaller Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and it flows through the DRC, the Republic of the Congo and Angola. It's a natural wonder which is worth visiting!
© Shutterstock
18 / 31 Fotos
Yellow River (China) - This is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at 4,672 km.
© Shutterstock
19 / 31 Fotos
Yellow River (China) - The Yellow River goes through most of China and has a basin of 752,000 sq km. It's a stunning natural feature that looks like something from another world.
© Shutterstock
20 / 31 Fotos
Yangtze (China) - This Chinese river is the biggest in Asia at 5,520 km in length and as well as being long, it is surrounded by breathtaking landscapes.
© Shutterstock
21 / 31 Fotos
Yangtze (China) - There really are some beautiful sights to be seen along this river.
© Shutterstock
22 / 31 Fotos
Ob River (Russia) - One of the longest rivers in western Siberia and the fourth-longest river in Russia at 3,650 km long.
© Shutterstock
23 / 31 Fotos
Ob River (Russia) - The river is divided in two, after it joins the Irtysh River and flows into Chinese territory.
© Shutterstock
24 / 31 Fotos
Mississippi (United States) - This iconic river is 6,212 km long. It's an absolute giant of a river.
© Shutterstock
25 / 31 Fotos
Mississippi (United States) - The Mississíppi passes through 10 states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
© Shutterstock
26 / 31 Fotos
Amazon (Brazil) - The longest river in the world, it flows through South America for almost 7,000 km and has over 1,000 tributaries.
© Shutterstock
27 / 31 Fotos
Amazon (Brazil) - As well as being enormous, it passes through incredible beauty. It starts in the Peruvian Andes and has the biggest river basin in the world.
© Shutterstock
28 / 31 Fotos
River Nile (Africa) - And lastly the second-longest river in the world is the Nile, at 6,853 km long.
© Shutterstock
29 / 31 Fotos
River Nile (Africa) - It passes through some incredible scenery, through Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.
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The longest rivers on Earth
These wonderful rivers attract visitors all year
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These rivers flow all over the planet, through fantastic scenery which attracts visitors from all over the world. These giant rivers are real natural wonders of the world.
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