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Rivers. By: J. Guthrie. About Rivers. A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely at the end of its course, and does not reach another body of water. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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RiversBy: J. Guthrie
About RiversA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater,
flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely at the end of its course, and does not reach another body of water.
Mississippi RiverLongest river in
North America.Flows 2,350 milesStarts at Lake
Itasca.Ends at the Gulf of
Mexico.
Nile River4,132 milesLocated in Africa, the
Nile River lies in the following countries: Kenya, Eritrea, Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
The longest river in the world.
Amazon River4,000 milesThe Amazon River is
located in South America. It runs through Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
There are over 3000 known species of fish that live in the Amazon River, including piranhas. It is also home to many anacondas.
Top 10 longest rivers in the worldRiver Miles Location
Nile 4132 North East Africa
Amazon 4000 South America
Yangtze 3917 China
Mississippi-Missouri
3902 USA
Yyensei-Angara-Selenga
3445 Russia, Mongolia
Yellow 3398 China
Ob-Irtysh 3364 Russia, Kazakhastan, China, Mongolia
Congo-Chambeshi
2922 Central Africa
Amur-Argun 2763 Russia, China, Mongolia
Lena 2763 Russia
