The Ottawa River in Canada.
The river’s length is an estimated 1,271 km. It is situated next to the capital of Canada, the city, Ottawa. In winter it is completely frozen and it’s streams are used as canals for ice skating.
The Nile in Cairo, Egypt.
This is river is considered longest in the world with a length of 3,254,555 square kilometres. It is composed of two rivers , the blue nile and the white nile. It also has a history of influencing the Egyptian culture.
The Amazon River near the border of many south American nations.
This is the longest river in South America but the 2nd Longest in the world and it is considered the largest in the world. It is also often disputed if this is the longest or The Nile.
The Missouri in Montana.
With a length of 4 090 km, the Missouri river is the longest in the US. Many American folklore originates from the area.
Yangtze River in China.
The Yangtze River also known as the Chang Jiang, is the largest river in China and Asia. It is one of the first area’s where humans habited in China, that is why it is considered part of their heritage.
The Rio Grande between Mexico and USA.
It is used as frontier between the two nations, it has a length of 2 018km. It is thought to be impossible to navigate except on small fishing boat because of it low density. It is also considered to be apart of the American Heritage.
The Huang He in China.
The length of this river is 5 464km making it the second longest in Asia and China. It is called the Yellow River because it’s muddy water has a yellowish color in some area’s of the river. It is also sometimes called the cradle of the Chinese Civilization because it is believed to be the where the first people in China lived.
The Congo River in West Africa.
The Congo River , also called the Zaire River is the second longest river in Africa following The Nile. Also it has some important Natural Resources.
The Lena River in Siberia.
The total length of the river is estimated to be anything around 4 400km. At the end of the Lena there is a large delta ( the joining of a numerous water sources).
Niger River, Guinea.
The Niger River is composed of two ancient rivers that went near the ancient city Timbuktu. It has a length of 4 180km. Seen its discovery no explorer has ever gone through it all except one, very recently , The explorer from Norway Helge Hjelland in 2005.
Keep in mind the images are assorted in a random order.
