Some Important Rivers of the World

🌱River-location and their short description🌱

  1-River name-Amazon

Location-South America

Description-It is the second longest river which flows through Peru, Columbia, Brazil and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.

 River name-Mississippi

Location-America

Description-It forms a bird-foot like a delta at the Gulf of Mexico, River Missouri is an important tributary of it.

 River name-St. Lawrence

Location-North America

Description-It drains into Gulf of St. Lawrence which is an important transport corridor of North America.

River name-Orange

Location-South Africa

Description-Longest river of South Africa and contains diamond beds along its mouth.

River name-Congo

Location-Africa

Description-This river crosses the equator twice and drains into the south Atlantic Ocean.

River name- Nile

Location-Africa

Description-It is the longest river in the world, originates near Lake Victoria and drains in the Mediterranean Sea.

 River name-Rhine

Location-Western Europe

Description-It flows through Germany and Netherlands. It is one of the busiest waterways of Europe.

River name-Danube

Location-Europe

Description-It passes through Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania and drains into the Black Sea.

River name-Volga

Location-Europe, Russia

Description-It is the longest river in Europe, it drains into the Caspian Sea.

River name- Tigris

Location-Turkey, Iraq

Description-Cities like Mosul, Baghdad, Basra were located along its banks and it drains into the Gulf of Persia.

 River name-Euphrates

Location-Turkey, Syria, Iraq

Description-Main source of water for Syria. It drains into the Persian Gulf.

 River name-Irawady

Location-Myanmar

Description-Drains into Gulf of Martaban

River name- Mekong

location-China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

Description-It is also called ‘Danube of the east’, and it merges with south china sea.

River name-Yangtze

Location-China

Description-It originates from the Tibetan plateau and ends in east china sea. It is the longest river in China.