{"id":2795,"date":"2011-04-08T08:19:43","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T16:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2011-04-08T08:19:43","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T16:19:43","slug":"ten-longest-rivers-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=2795","title":{"rendered":"Ten longest rivers in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

This following is a list of the ten longest rivers in the world, according to the Times Atlas of the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1. Nile River – Africa – 4,160 miles – 6,695 km
\n2. Amazon River – South America – 4,049 miles – 6,516 km
\n3. Yangtze River – Asia – 3,964 miles – 6,380 km
\n4. Mississippi-Missouri River System* – North America – 3,709 miles – 5,969 km
\n5. Ob-Irtysh Rivers – Asia – 3,459 miles – 5,568 km
\n6. Yenisey-Angara-Selenga Rivers – Asia – 3,448 miles – 5550 km
\n7. Huang He (Yellow River) – Asia – 3,395 miles – 5,464 km
\n8. Congo River – Africa – 2,900 miles – 4,667 km
\n9. Rio de la Plata-Parana – South America – 2,796 miles – 4,500 km
\n10. Mekong River – Asia – 2,749 miles – 4,425 km<\/p>\n

* The Missouri River is, hydrologically, the upstream continuation of the Mississippi River as the Missouri River carries more water than the Mississippi River at the confluence of the two rivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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