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Geography
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The
following list summarizes the Earth's TOP TWENTY BIGGEST
Rivers, listed in order of length in miles and
kilometers.
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Nile (Africa) |
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Amazon (S. America) |
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Chang Jiang (Yangtze) (China) |
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Huang He (Yellow River) (China) |
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Ob-Irtysh (Russia) |
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Amur (Asia) |
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Lena (Russia) |
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Congo (Africa) |
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MacKenzie (Canada) |
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Mekong (Viet Nam) |
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Niger (Africa) |
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Yenisey (Russia) |
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Parana (S. America) |
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Mississippi (U.S.) |
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Missouri (U.S.) |
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Murray-Darling (Australia) |
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Volga (Russia) |
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Purus (Brazil) |
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Madeira (Brazil) |
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Sao Francisco (Brazil) |
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The Missouri River is a tributary
of the Mississippi River. |
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Vaughn's Summaries ©2005 Vaughn Aubuchon www.vaughns-1-pagers.com All Rights Reserved |
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was last updated on 2012-07-18. |