Important Rivers of the World

Name of River	Country / Continent	Length (km)
Nile	Africa	6650
Amazon	South America	6437
Mississippi – Missouri	USA	6020
Yangtze – Kiang	China	5494
Ob – Irtysh	Russia	5410
Zaire	Africa	4700
Lena	Russia	4400
Hwang Ho	China	4344
Mackenzie	Canada	4241
Mekong	Asia	4180
Niger	Africa	4180
St. Lawrence	Canada – USA	4023
Parana	South America	4000
Yenisey	Russia	3804
Murray – Darling	Australia	3780
Volga	Russia	3690
Zambezi	Africa	3540
Mandera	South America	3218
Purus	South America	3200