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Longest
in the
Rivers
World
Length (km) : 6,650 (6,853) Length (miles) : 4,132 (4,258) Drainage area(km²) : 3,254,555 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 5,100 Outflow : Mediterranean Countries in the drainage basin : Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi,Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
(1) Nile – Kagera
Length (km) : 6,400 (6,992) Length (miles) : 3,976 (4,345) Drainage area(km²) : 7,050,000 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 219,000 Outflow : Atlantic Ocean Countries in the drainage basin: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
(2) Amazon-Ucayali-Apurí mac
Length (km) : 6,300 (6,418) Length (miles) : 3,917 (3,988) Drainage area(km²) : 1,800,000 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 31,900 Outflow : East China Sea Countries in the drainage basin : China
(3) Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
Length (km) : 6,275 Length (miles) : 3,902 Drainage area(km²) : 2,980,000 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 16,200 Outflow : Gulf of Mexico Countries in the drainage basin: United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)
(4) Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson
Length (km) : 5,539 Length (miles) : 3,445 Drainage area(km²) : 2,580,000 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 19,600 Outflow : Kara Sea Countries in the drainage basin: Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%)
(5) Yenisei-Angara-Selenge
Length (km) : 5,464 Length (miles) : 3,395 Drainage area(km²) : 745,000 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 2,110 Outflow : Bohai Sea Countries in the drainage basin: China
(6) Yellow River (Huang He)
Length (km) : 5,410 Length (miles) : 3,364 Drainage area(kmﾂｲ) : 2,990,000 Averagedischarge(mﾂｳ/s) : 12,800 Outflow : Gulf of Ob Countries in the drainage basin: Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia
(7) Ob窶的rtysh
Length (km) : 4,880 Length (miles) : 3,030 Drainage area(km²) : 2,582,672 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 18,000 Outflow : Río de la Plata Countries in the drainage basin: Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%)
(8) Paraná -Rí o de la Plata
Length (km) : 4,700 Length (miles) : 2,922 Drainage area(km²) : 3,680,000 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 41,800 Outflow : Atlantic Ocean Countries in the drainage basin: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola,Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
(9) Congo-Chambeshi(Zaï re)
Length (km) : 4,444 Length (miles) : 2,763 Drainage area(km²) : 1,855,000 Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 11,400 Outflow : Sea of Okhotsk Countries in the drainage basin: Russia, China, Mongolia
(10) Amur–Argun(Heilong Jiang)
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