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In particular, there seems to exist disagreement as to whether the Nile [3] or the Amazon [4] is the world's longest river. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] by measuring the river plus the adjacent Pará estuary and the longest connecting ...
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.
This river may predate the break-up of western Gondwana as an extension of a proto-Congo river system, 200 Mya during the Jurassic. Ohio: 3~2.5 Mississippi River: Formed when the Laurentide Ice Sheet dammed the north flowing Teays River during the Pre-Illinoian glaciation. The drainage area of the Teays could no longer drain to the north, and ...
List of rivers of Puerto Rico; List of rivers of Saint Kitts and Nevis; List of rivers of Saint Lucia; List of rivers of Saint Martin (France) List of rivers of Saint Pierre and Miquelon; List of rivers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; List of rivers of Trinidad and Tobago; List of rivers of the United States Virgin Islands
Major continental divides, showing drainage into the major oceans and seas of the world--Drainage basins of the principal oceans and seas of the world.Grey areas are endorheic basins that do not drain to the ocean.
Total length of waterways per country in kilometers. This is a list of waterways, defined as navigable rivers, canals, estuaries, lakes, or firths.In practice, and depending on the language, the term "waterway" covers maritime or inland transport routes, as suggested by "way".
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
Longest undammed river in the contiguous United States. Maya River: 1,053 km (654 mi) 171,000 km 2 (66,000 sq mi) 1,180 m 3 /s (42,000 cu ft/s) Aldan River: Fly River: 1,050 km (650 mi) 76,000 km 2 (29,000 sq mi) 6,500 m 3 /s (230,000 cu ft/s) Gulf of Papua: Largest completely undammed river system in the world White River: 934 km (580 mi)