Rivers of the World by Dr. Gaurav Garg

Rivers of the World by Dr. Gaurav Garg
Longest rivers in the world 1)Nile River – Africa – 6650 km 2)Amazon – South America – 6400 km 3)Yangtze River – China 4)Mississippi–Missouri–Jefferson – USA 5)Yenisei–Angara–Selenge–Ider – Russia & Mongolia 6)Yellow River – China 7)Ob River - Russia
Rhine River The Rhine is one of the major European rivers, which has its sources in Switzerland from Swiss Alps and flows in a
mostly northerly direction through Germany and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea . Length- 1,230 km Its importance as a waterway in the Holy Roman Empire is supported by the many castles and fortifications built
along it. Important cities on the Rhine are Cologne, Düsseldorf, Rotterdam, Strasbourg and Basel .
Danube River The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, after the Volga & flows through 10 countries. Source – Black Forest, Germany Outflow – Black Sea Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for 2,850 km passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia,
Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea . Important cities on its bank – Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade
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Amazon River The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed
second longest river in the world. Length - 6400 km Source - Glacier-fed lakes, Peru Outflow - Atlantic Ocean Country - Peru, Colombia, Brazil The major cities on the Amazon are: Iquitos (Peru), Leticia (Colombia), Manaus & Santarem (Brazil)
Mekong River The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast
Asia. Length - 4,350 km Source - Tibetan Plateau Outflow – South China Sea The river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia,
and Vietnam . The major cities on the Mekong are: Vientiane (Laos), Phnom Penh, (Cambodia)
Nile River The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. Longest river in the world Length - 6,650 km Origin - Tributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa Outflow - Mediterranean Sea Countries drained - Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia,
Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. The Nile has two major tributaries – the White Nile and the Blue Nile . The White Nile is considered to be the headwaters and primary stream of the Nile itself. The Blue Nile, however, is
the source of most of the water, containing 80% of the water and silt. The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa. The Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in
Ethiopia.
The two rivers meet just north of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. The major cities on the Nile are: Cairo and Alexandria
Congo River The Congo River formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile Length - 4,700 km It is the only major river to cross the equator twice. Origin - Lake Tanganyika and Lake Mweru feed the Lualaba River which then merges with Luapula river to form
Congo river Outflow - Atlantic Ocean Its drainage basin includes Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic,
eastern Zambia, and northern Angola and parts of Cameroon and Tanzania.
Niger River The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 km. Source - Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea. It runs in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria , discharging through a
massive delta, known as the Niger Delta into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo River.
Zambezi River The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river in Africa Length - 2,574-kilometre It arises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola , along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern
border of Botswana , then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique , where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean.
Yellow River, Hwang Ho It is the 2 nd longest river in China, after the Yangtze River Length - 5,464 km Origin - Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai province of Western China Outflow - Bohai Sea
Yangtze River Longest river in China, the third-longest in the world Length - 6,300 km It is the longest river in the world to flow entirely within 1 country. Origin - Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) Outflow - East China Sea The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world. The major cities along Yangtze River are Chongqing, Yichang, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai.
Mississippi River Source - Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 3,730 km in the Gulf of Mexico . With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian
provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. Major cities - Minneapolis (MN), New Orleans (LA)
Volga River The Volga is the longest river in Europe . Flowing through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea Length of 3,531 km It is widely regarded as the national river of Russia. Origin – Volga Valdai plateau, Russia Outflow - Caspian Sea Important cities – Kazan, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Volgograd (Stalingrad)
Ob River It is the river of central Russia. Ob flows north and west across western Siberia in a twisting diagonal from its sources in the Altai Mountains to its
outlet into the Kara Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Length - 3700 km
Yenisei River It is the fifth-longest river system in the world, and the largest to drain into the Arctic Ocean. Rising in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia , it follows a northerly course before draining into the Yenisey Gulf in the
Kara Sea .
Lena River The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the
Ob and the Yenisey). Length - 4,294 kilometres Source – Baikal Mountains Outflow - Laptev Sea, a division of the Arctic Ocean
Tigris–Euphrates river The Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia which discharges into the Persian Gulf . Its principal rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates along with smaller tributaries. The plain between the two rivers is known as Mesopotamia.
Cities and Banks of Rivers Vienna – Danube Belgrade - Danube Budapest - Danube Baghdad - Tigris Bangkok - Chao Phraya Berlin - Spree Cairo - Nile Cities and Banks of Rivers Dhaka - Buriganga Frankfurt - Main Karachi - Indus Kathmandu - Bagmati Lahore - Ravi Cities and Banks of Rivers Lisbon - Tagus London - Thames New York - Hudson Paris - Seine Rome - Tiber Moscow - Moskva Warsaw - Vistula Cities and Banks of Rivers Washington DC - Potomac River Amsterdam - Amstel River Tokyo – Sumida River
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