ЁЯМ▒River-location and their short descriptionЁЯМ▒
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.
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