The River
A river is a natural flowing freshwater from its source towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.
The Nile River is the world’s longest river. The Nile River is located in Africa. And, the Amazon River is the world’s largest river in terms of discharge of water. The Amazon River is located in South America. Following is the list of world’s famous rivers.
| River | Location |
|---|---|
| Amazon | South America: Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador It is the world's largest river in terms of discharge of water. |
| Danube | Central and Eastern Europe It is the longest river in European Union. |
| Euphrates | Turkey, Syria and Iraq It is the longest river in Western Asia. |
| Ganges | India and Bangladesh |
| Indus | Pakistan It is the longest river in South Asia. |
| Mississippi | United States |
| Missouri | United States It is the longest river in North America. |
| Nile | Africa: Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan It is the longest river in the world. |
| Orange River | Africa: Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia It is the longest river in South Africa. |
| Thames | England |
| Volga | Russia It is the longest river in Europe. |
| Yangtze | China It is the longest river in Asia. |
| Yellow River | China |