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This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
The Kapuas River (Old Indonesian spelling: Kapoeas River) is a river in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, at the geographic center of Maritime Southeast Asia. At 1,143 km (710 mi) in length, it is the longest river in the island of Borneo and the longest river in Indonesia [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and one of the world's longest island rivers. [ 7 ]
It remained under British rule until India gained independence in 1947 and is recognized as the world's largest river island. [12] Over the last 200 years, Majuli has shrunk in size as the river surrounding it has expanded. [13] In the 1790s, the island covered an area of 1,300 km 2 (500 sq mi). [14]
List of river systems by length; List of rivers by discharge; List of drainage basins by area This page was last edited on 20 ... Largest rivers.
Indonesia's second largest river after the Kapuas. [3] 3 Sepik: Papua New Guinea Indonesia: 1,126 kilometres (700 mi) 80,321 square kilometres (31,012 sq mi) 5,000 cubic metres per second (180,000 cu ft/s) 157.7 cubic kilometres (37.8 cu mi) Pacific Ocean: Often regarded as largest completely pristine river system in the world [4] 4 Pechora: Russia
It can be thought of as a list of the biggest rivers on Earth, measured by a specific metric. For context, the volume of an Olympic-size swimming pool is 2,500 m 3 (88,000 cu ft). The average flow rate at the mouth of the Amazon is sufficient to fill more than 83 such pools each second.
List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins); List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies
Second-longest and largest river in the world, undammed as well as unbridged, does not form a delta while joining the sea due to adequate thrust of river water to overcome the sea water wave and tidal thrusts. 1 Lena River: 4,472 km (2,779 mi) 2,500,000 km 2 (970,000 sq mi) 17,000 m 3 /s (600,000 cu ft/s) Arctic Ocean: Longest undammed river in ...