The Longest River In The World

As we all know that one third of the earth is the area between the waters and the waters are rivers.

The river is a large water flow and extends that flows continuously from the upstream (source) to downstream (estuary).

The river is one part of the hydrologic cycle. The water in the river is generally collected from precipitation, such as rain, dew, springs, underground runoff, and in certain countries also comes from melting ice / snow. Besides water, the river is also flowing sediment and pollutants.

The usefulness of a river is for agricultural irrigation, the raw materials of drinking water, as rain water drainage and waste water, even the potential to be a real attraction of the river. In Indonesia there are currently 5,950 watersheds (DAS).

There are many more benefits that can be taken from the river but it depends on the management of the man himself, lest the benefits that can be taken from the river would be a terrible disaster to come. Moreover, some rivers have the size so long that if it can be said in case of disaster caused by the huge river also its impact. And the following is the longest river in the world.

• Amur, Russia

Amur River or Heilong Jiang, or Sahaliyan Ula (Manchu) is the 10th longest river in the world, forms the border between the Russian Far East to the East China Sea.

Amur River is a symbol and an important geopolitical factor in the Sino-Russian relations. Amur is very important in the period of Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s.

• Congo, Zaire

The Congo River (also called the Zaire River) is the largest river in the western part of Central Africa. The river has a length of about 4,700 km, making it the second largest river in Africa (after the Nile). It flows through the largest rainforest in the world. The name is derived from the Kingdom of Kongo Congo. From 1971 to 1997, the government of Zaire called it the Zaire River.

• Paraná, Argentina

Paraná River is a river flowing through the territory of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina along the 2,570 kilometer. The length of the river can be increased to 3,998 km if the distance is calculated from the headwaters of the Paranaiba in Brazil.

The river is formed at the mouth of the river Paranaiba and Grande in southern Brazil. From the estuary, the river flows along 619 km to the southwest before entering the city of Saltos del Guaira, Paraguay. Furthermore, along the 200 km, the Parana river flows south and forms the boundary between Paraguay and Brazil to the estuary of the river Iguazu. After joining the Iguazu, Parana and then became the boundary between Paraguay and Argentina. The river continues to flow to the south about 468 km before turning west along 820 km, and then met with the river Paraguay. From the confluence with the river Paraguay, Parana and then flows south along the 820 km through Argentina. Continue along the Parana River diverter less than 500 km before joining the river Uruguay. In this river there Itaipu dam.

• Ob, Siberia

Ob River is a river in western Siberia, Russia. This river has a length of 2,962 km. The main town which empties into the river is Biysk, Barnaul, Novosibirsk, Nizhnevartosk, and Surgut. In winter, the river freezes from November to April.

• Yellow River, China

 

Yellow River, is an important river in northern China People's Republic which became a cultural center of China together with the Long River (Yangtze) in the south. With a length of 5,464 km, the river is the second longest river in China after the Yangtze River.

Huang He or Yellow River is the cradle of Chinese civilization where agricultural activity began in the Yellow River valley. The river plays an important role not only in economics but also history. Yellow River Valley has been inhabited for seven thousand years ago along with the development of agriculture in the region. The availability of nutrients for the soil fertility is a major factor Huang He role in the development of Chinese civilization. Ironically, in addition to contributing to give the breath of life for people around the Huang He also like the angel of death by catastrophic floods that come again and again so that the river is also called "China's Sorrow". Catastrophic natural phenomenon is also related to the change of power or change of dynasty.

• Yenisei, China

The Yenisei is the largest river flowing into the Arctic Ocean, and the extension of 5539 km is the longest river in the world 5. The river is located in Russia.

In the middle of the river there is a large hydroelectric dam. Industrial contamination becomes a problem in this region.

• Mississippi, United States

 

The Mississippi River is a river in the United States. Is one of the longest rivers in the world and is the second longest river in the United States. Has a length of 3.734 km (2.320 mi) and sourced at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and led to the Gulf of Mexico. The name "Mississippi" comes from Native American language meaning "father of waters."

Springs Mississippi is in the state of Minnesota, near the Canadian border. Mississippi flowed from the south across the central United States. Flows through the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Mouth of the Mississippi is in the state of Louisiana, south of the city of New Orleans. Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi has many tributaries. Mississippi watersheds include most of the US. This means that the Mississippi and its tributaries flow in most US country.

• Yangtze, China

Yangtze River or Long River is the longest river in China and in Asia and become the 3rd longest river in the world. This river into the southern limit of Chinese ancient culture that lies between the Yellow River in the north and Long River in the south.

The river is known as the Yangtze River because of their misunderstanding of the missionaries at first. Refers only to the Yangtze River downstream of river length, but since this is first heard by the West, it is used to represent the entire Yangtze River Long River.

Three Gorges of the Yangtze River the length of nearly 200 kilometers, is a famous scenic area in the world. At the mouth of Qutang Gorge, there is a famous scenic area that is "Baidi City".

• Amazon, South America

The Amazon River is a river in South America which is the second longest river in the world. The Amazon River has the greatest total flow of any river, carrying more than the Mississippi, Nile, and Yangtze rivers combined. Amazon also has the largest flow system of the entire river system. Although the longest river Nile, but Amazon may be considered "the strongest" (seen from the amount of water flowing per second).

The amount of fresh water released into the Atlantic Ocean is enormous: 184,000 m³ per second (6.5 million kaki³) in the rainy season. Amazon flow is one-fifth of the total number of fresh water entering the ocean around the world. The water in the sea near the river has a low salinity up to hundreds of miles away.

The main river (which usually has a width of one to six miles) impassable for large ocean steamers to Manaus, nearly 800 miles upriver from the mouth. Smaller ships weighing 3,000 tons and 5.5 m (18 ft) draft can reach as far as Iquitos, 3,700 km (2,300 miles) from the sea. Smaller riverboats can reach 780 km (486 miles) further up Achual Point. Passing from there, only a small boat that can rise up to Pongo de Manseriche, above Achual Point.

This river to fetch water from the coordinates of 5 ° N and 20 ° S. The most distant source are found in the inter-Andean plateau, a short distance to the Pacific Ocean; and after a distance of 7,200 km (4,800 miles) through the interior of Peru and across Brazil, he enters the Atlantic Ocean at the equator.

• Nile, Africa

Nile River in Africa is the longest river in the world. The Nile flows along 6,650 km or 4,132 miles and splitting of no less than nine countries namely: Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, and of course Egypt. Because the Nile has the same meaning in the history of Egypt (particularly of ancient Egypt) then synonymous with the Egyptian Nile. The name of the Nile comes from the Greek meaning is literally the "river valley".

The Nile has a very important role in civilization, life and history of the Egyptians thousands of years ago. One of the contributions of the Nile is the ability to produce fertile soil as a result of sedimentation along the river flow. Fertile soil allows Egyptians to develop agriculture and civilization thousands of years ago.