Top 10 Longest River in the World

World Ranking - Measuring the length of a river is not an easy thing. Especially if the data taken is to determine the longest river in the world. Although some think that the longest river is the Nile, there are some researchers who consider the Amazon River to be the real winner of this title. The difficulty in determining the length of a river lies in the fact that the determination of upstream or origin of the river is often quite challenging. Like the Nile and the Amazon River, there are so many sources and large and small tributaries. Because sources like this are usually located in very remote locations and difficult to access.

Following is a list of top 10 longest river ranks in the world based on data that has been obtained at this time. However, it is possible that this ranking will change in the future with the discovery of new river sources of data.

10. Amur River - 4,400 km

The Amur River is the tenth longest river in the world. The river stretches to form the border between Russia's easternmost region and northeastern China. The Amur River is an important symbol and geopolitical factor in China-Russian relations.

9. Congo River - 4,700 km

The Congo River is the largest river in western Central Africa. With a length of 4,700 km, this river is the longest river in Africa after the Nile River. The Congo River flows through tropical rainforests in Africa, which is the second largest block in the world.

8. Rio De La Plata River - 4,880 km

The Rio De La Plata River is often also referred to as the Plate River or the La Plata River. This river is an estuary formed by a combination of the Uruguay River that crosses Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay with the Parana River which flows through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

7. Ob-Irtysh River - 5,410 km

The Ob-Irtysh River is an estuary formed by a combination of the Ob River which crosses western Siberia, Russia with the Irtysh River which crosses three countries, namely the PRC, Kazakhstan and southern Russia. In winter, the river freezes from November to April.

6. Yellow River (Huang He) - 5,464 km

The Yellow River is the second longest river in China after the Long River (Yangtze). The Yellow River has an important role for China's culture, economy and history because this river is the birthplace of Chinese civilization where agricultural activities began to be planted by the Yellow River 7000 years ago. But the Yellow River also often causes massive flooding so the river is also dubbed the "Chinese Sadness".

5. Yenisei River - 5,539 km

The Yenisei River is the largest river in Russia that flows towards the Arctic Ocean. This river is a natural boundary between the regions of Western Siberia and East Siberia. Most of the Yenisei River is located in Russia, and originates on the Selenga River located in Mongolia. Its largest tributary (Angara River) is the only river in Russia originating from Lake Baikal which is the deepest and oldest lake in the world.

4. Mississippi River - 6,275 km

The Mississippi River is located in the United States and is the second longest river in America after the Amazon River. The river has many tributaries across 31 states in the US and 2 provinces in Canada. The Mississippi River starts from Lake Itasca in Northern Minnesota, close to the Canadian border, and flows into the Gulf of Mexico which is part of the Caribbean Sea.

3. Long River (Yangtze) - 6,300 km

The Long River (Yangtze) is the longest river in China and also in Asia, and the third longest in the world. The Long River is the southern boundary of the birth of the ancient history of Chinese cultural civilization which lies between the Yellow River which is the northern boundary and the Long River in the south. The Long River is sourced from Jari Hill at the end of the Dam Qu river and flows to the East China Sea in Shanghai.

2. Nile River - 6,853 km

The Nile River is the longest river in Africa, and the second longest in the world after the Amazon river. With a length of 6,853 km, the Nile flows through no less than eleven countries in Africa including Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, South Sudan and Egypt. The Nile has a very important role in producing fertile soil as a result of sedimentation along its river basin. However, the Nile river always overflows every year resulting in annual flooding along its banks which are filled with agricultural villages.

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1. Amazon River - 6,992 km

The Amazon River is the longest river in the world and has the largest volume of water flow from any river in the world. Previously there were some opinions that considered the Nile to be the longest in the world. But the results of a recent study in 2014 claimed that the Amazon river is the longest river in the world. Many factors underlie this assumption, especially from the many Amazon tributaries that flow across several countries in South America. Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador are countries that are crossed by this river until they reach the Atlantic Ocean.