List the continents where the length of the four major rivers are located

The Nile River ------ Africa ------ is more than 6,700 kilometers long,

The Amazon River ------ South America ------ is more than 6,500 kilometers long,

The Yangtze River ------ Asia ------ is more than 6,300 kilometers long,

The Mississippi River ------ North America ------ is 6262 kilometers.

There are 14 large rivers in the world over 4,000 kilometers***, and the specific length of each large river has been the subject of much disagreement, and has long been unable to reach a unanimous conclusion. Here, according to the principle of "river only far", the world's major rivers are roughly sorted, which data are mostly selected from the current mainstream claims, for reference only.

No.1 Nile

The Nile is located in northeastern Africa, is an international river. Originating in the highlands of Burundi on the East African plateau south of the equator, the main stream flows through Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and Egypt, and finally into the Mediterranean Sea. Tributaries also flow through Kenya, Ethiopia and parts of the Congo (DRC), Eritrea and other countries. The main stream from the source of the Kagera River to the mouth of the sea, the total length of 6,670km, is the world's longest process of the river. Basin area of about 2.87 million km2, accounting for more than one-ninth of the area of the African continent. The average annual runoff at the mouth of the sea is 81 billion m3. The Nile River is made up of the Kagera River, the White Nile River, the Blue Nile River, three rivers converge and become.

No.2 Amazon River

The Amazon River originates in the Peruvian Andes, across the northern part of South America, the Amazon River, the total length of more than 6,500 kilometers, second only to the Nile River, is the world's second-longest river, but also the world's largest watershed area and flow of the river. The river flows through all or part of the territory of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana and other countries, forming a huge river network, covered in the South American continent. Its watershed area of 7.05 million square kilometers, ranking first in the world, is 2.5 times the Nile, accounting for about 40% of the land area of South America.

No.3 Yangtze River

The Yangtze River is the largest river in China. Originated in the Tibetan Plateau Tanggula Mountains, the main peak of the southwest side of the snow-capped mountains of Gora Dandong (latitude 33 ° 28' north, longitude 91 ° 08' east), the source of the glacier not yet the end of the altitude of more than 5400 meters. The main stream flows through Qing, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other 11 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, east of Chongming Island into the East China Sea. The tributaries extend to the territory of eight provinces and autonomous regions, including Gan, Shaanxi, Qian, Henan, Zhejiang, Gui, Min and Guangdong. The total length of the main stream is more than 6,300 kilometers, ranking the third in the world; the basin area is more than 1.8 million square kilometers, ranking the fifth in the world. Most of the basin is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, warm and humid, with an average precipitation of 1,100 millimeters per year, and an average of nearly 1 trillion cubic meters of water entering the sea per year, accounting for about 36% of the total amount of China's river runoff, and the third largest amount of water in the world, second only to the Amazon and the Congo River, and equivalent to the Yellow River, which is 20 times larger than the amount of water.

No.4 Missouri River - Mississippi River

The world's fourth-longest river, but also the longest process in North America, the widest watershed area, the largest amount of water in the river. It is located in the south-central part of North America. The main stream originates from the west of Lake Superior, the United States of America, northwestern Minnesota elevation of 501 meters of Lake Aitaska, flowing south through the central plains, into the Gulf of Mexico, a total length of 3950 kilometers. If the largest tributary originating on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, the Missouri River's headwaters, 6,262 kilometers long, ranked fourth in the world. Basin from the Great Lakes in the north, south to the Gulf of Mexico, east of the Appalachian Mountains, west to the Rocky Mountains, an area of 3.22 million square kilometers, accounting for about 1 / 8 of the area of North America. water is abundant, near the mouth of the river at the average annual flow of 580 billion cubic meters.

No.5 Yellow River

The Yellow River is China's second-longest river, originating from the Bayan Kara Mountains in Qinghai, the main stream flows through Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, nine provinces and autonomous regions. The total length of 5464 kilometers, watershed area of 750,000 square kilometers, annual runoff of 57.4 billion cubic meters, but the amount of water is not as large as the Pearl River. Larger tributaries in the upper reaches of the Huangshui, Taohe River, in the middle reaches of the Qingshui River, Fenhe River, Weihe River, Qinhe River, the lower reaches of the Yihe River, Luohe River. Lack of lakes on both sides of the river, the lower basin of the Yellow River is very small, and the rivers flowing into the Yellow River are very few

No.6 Irtysh-Ebi River

The Ob River is located in the western part of Siberia, and it is a famous long river in Russia and the world, with its own length of 3,700 kilometers, and the basin area of the river reaches 2,600,000 square kilometers. The Ob is formed by the confluence of several tributaries, notably the Irtysh River, which joins it near longitude 69° East. The Irtysh River originates in China, and if the Irtysh River is taken as the source of the Obi River, and from the source of the Irtysh River to the Obi Bay, the Irtysh-Obi River will be the sixth longest river in the world with a length of 5,410 kilometers.

NO.7 Idr River - Yenisei River

Russia's largest river, one of the world's great rivers. Located in northern Asia, west of the Central Siberian Plateau, the Siberian rivers in the most abundant water, the basin area of 2.707 million square kilometers. The Yenisei River has a length of 4086km with the Great Yenisei as its source; if the Little Yenisei River is the source, the river is 4044km long, and the total length of the main stream below the confluence is 3481km; if the Yenisei-Angara-Baikal-Selenge-Idel River is the source, the river is 5222km long.

No.8 Kluren River - Heilongjiang River

The Heilongjiang River is one of the three major rivers in China and one of the ten major rivers in the world, originating from the eastern foothills of the Kent Mountains in Mongolia and forming at the junction of the Shikal River and the Erguna River. It passes through the northern border of Heilongjiang Province of China and the southeastern border of Khabarovsk District of Russia, and flows to the Tatar Strait in the Sea of Okhotsk. The total length of Heilongjiang River is 4,444km with Erguna River as the source, and the basin area is 1,855,000km2, of which 891,100km2 is in China, and 5,082km if Kluren River is the source, and the main tributaries are Jieya River, Bureya River, Songhua River and Ussuri River.

No.9 Lancang River (Mekong)

The largest river in Southeast Asia, originating from the northeastern slopes of the Tanggula Mountains in China, is known as the Lancang River in China, and the Mekong River is known as the Mekong River when it flows into the Central and Southern Peninsula. It flows from north to south through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, and empties into the South China Sea. It has a total length of 4,880 kilometers and a total basin area of 811,000 square kilometers, of which the Mekong River has a length of 2,668 kilometers and a basin area of 630,000 square kilometers, with an annual runoff of 463.3 billion cubic meters. The main tributaries are Nam Tha River, Nam Ou River, Nam Khang River, Nam Ou River, Nam Tuen River, Bang Phi River, Sek Bang Hen River, Mong River, Sang River, Tonle Sap River, etc., of which Mong River is the largest tributary.

No.10 Congo River

The Congo River, also known as the Zaire River, is located in West and Central Africa. The upper reaches of the river are in Zambia, called the Kimbisi River, which runs in an arc through the Democratic Republic of the Congo **** and the country, and is injected into the Atlantic Ocean. The total length is about 4,640 kilometers, with a basin area of 3.82 million square kilometers, and an average annual flow of 41,000 cubic meters per second, with a maximum flow of 80,000 cubic meters per second. If divided by flow, the Congo River is the second largest river in the world after the Amazon River. The main tributaries are the Ubangi, Kwa and Sanga rivers.

No.11 Lena River

Russia's nominally longest river, located in East Siberia, originating on the western slope of the Baikal Mountains, only 7 kilometers away from Lake Baikal, along the eastern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau twists and turns northward into the Arctic Ocean Laptev Sea. The total length of 4400 kilometers, the basin area of 2.49 million square kilometers. The main tributaries are the Vidim River, the Oryokhmar River, the Aldan River, and the Veluy River.

No.12 Magazine River

The longest river in Canada. It is also second only to the Mississippi-Missouri system on the North American continent. Headwaters The Athabasca and Pease Rivers both originate in the eastern foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Athabasca River to the northeast into Lake Athabasca, out of the lake and the Pease River into the Nu River, north into the Great Nu Lake; out of the lake after the beginning of the so-called Magenta River, flow to the northwest, and finally into the Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea. From the Pease River tributary of the Finley River from the source, the total length of 4,241 kilometers, second only to the Mississippi River in North America's second-longest river. Basin area of 1,805,000 square kilometers, the average annual flow of the estuary is 11,300 cubic meters / second.

No.13 Niger River

Niger River is located in West Africa, it is the third largest river in Africa after the Nile and the Congo River, the largest river in West Africa. It originates from the southeast slope of the Fouta Djallon plateau in Guinea, flows through Mali, Niger, Benin, Nigeria and other countries, and injects into the Gulf of Guinea. Length 4160 kilometers, basin area of 2.1 million square kilometers. The main tributaries are Benue River, Sokoto River, Bani River.

No.14 Parana River - La Plata River

La Plata River is located between Uruguay and Argentina in South America, is the second largest river in South America, with a length of 4100 kilometers and a watershed area of about 4 million square kilometers. The La Plata River has two sources, the eastern source is called the Rio Grande and the western source is called the Iba River, and the two rivers are called the Paraná River when they come together. The Paraná River receives an important tributary in Argentina, the Paraguay River, and north of Buenos Aires, it receives the Uruguay River, which is henceforth known as the Rio de la Plata.