River Map Of The World
The nile is the world s longest river stretching 6 690 kilometers.
River map of the world. The basin of nile river covers about one tenth of the area of the. And display its location with its mouth and the crossed states. Nile the nile river is located in africa and is usually considered the longest river in the world. One of the dams on the river the three gorges dam is the largest hydro electric power station in the world.
It rises from south of equator crosses the equator and flows through northern region of africa and meets mediterranean sea. It may not be clear how to measure the length through a lake. It passes through the spectacular yangtze gorges which are noted for their natural beauty and flows into the east china sea. The physical map of the world displays all the continents and various geographical features around the globe.
It has two tributaries blue nile and white nile. Other major rivers are the parana the mississippi missouri river system the niger the volga and the danube. Major rivers in the world. World of rivers a new chapter of river mapping reveals the true intricacies of river flow as headwaters feed consecutively larger tributaries that surrender their water to the main stream.
A river may have multiple channels or anabranches. World river map showing course of major rivers passing through different countries. Rivers map quiz game. Even the congo has an 80 slower discharge rate the amazon it still has the highest such rate in the world.
It flows along 11 countries tanzania burundi rwanda congo kenya uganda sudan south sudan ethyopia egypt eritrea. Lengthriver source outflow mi. Other factors that can change the length of a river include cycles of erosion and flooding dams levees and channelization. The following table lists the principal rivers of the world including the name source location outflow and approximate length.
In terms of length the nile is not far behind the amazon flowing through 11 modern african countries before it empties into the mediterranean. See rivers of the united states for other u s. White nile is longer and rises from the great lakes region of africa. Nile is longest among 6 major rivers of world.
Not only is it the world s longest river it has the largest drainage area and the fastest discharge rate. The river is about 6300 km long 3915 miles and originates in a glacier lying on the eastern part of the tibetan plateau. Find all major rivers of world. The major rivers of the world.
Click a river name here below. In addition the length of. There are many rivers in the world but none quite as impressive as the amazon. Most rivers are now yoked with dams and reservoirs but on this map rivers run free.
Water bodies such as oceans seas lakes rivers and river basins and landscape. The length may depend on whether the center or the edge of the river is measured. Seasonal and annual changes may alter both rivers and lakes.