The rivers they have been fundamental in shaping the history of the world. Most of the old civilizations They have sprung up and blossomed around the largest and longest rivers. Rivers have been the direct spectators of the fall and rise of empires, wars, etc. Who does not enjoy the sighting of a river and its flow?
Thousands of liters of water through a hole in the ground travel kilometers of unsuspected places until they reach their final destination: the sea. But what is the longest river in the world? The Mississippi, the Amazon in Brazil, the Brahmaputra or the Yangtze in Asia ... the first thing to know what are the parameters that differentiate rivers from this.
The largest river in the world receives this title after studying its area drainage and its average discharge (m3 / s). These two parameters make the Amazon be ahead of any other river. But, when it comes to the longest river in the world, only length should be measured. Now what is meant by the length of a river? For this, it must be measured from its delta to the mouth.
The river Nile in Africa it is the longest river in the world. It covers a route of 4,132 miles. Any large river typically has many tributaries that make measurement quite difficult. Fortunately, the Nile has only two tributaries: the White Nile, which begins in Rwanda, and the Blue Nile, which originates in Ethiopia.
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