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WORLD RIVERS

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WORLD RIVERS:

ü This is usually a fresh water body.

ü This flows towards Ocean or Sea or another river.

ü River is a part of Hydrological cycle.

ü The scientific study of rivers is called Potamology.

ü A river is made up of stream bed between banks.

NILE RIVER:

ü This is located in Africa.

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ü This is the longest river in the World.

ü The length is 6650 km long.

ü This is a North flowing river.

ü The Nile River has 2 important tributaries. They are White Nile and Blue Nile.

ü The White Nile is longer than the Blue Nile.

ü The Blue Nile is the source of most of the Water.

ü The river Nile Joins the Mediterranean Sea.

AMAZON RIVER:

ü This is located in South America.

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ü This is the second longest river in the World.

ü This is the largest river in the World.

ü The Amazon River joins Atlantic Ocean.

CANGO RIVER:

ü This is present in Africa.

ü This is also called Zaire River.

ü This is the deepest river in the World (750 ft).

ü This is the second largest river in the World after Amazon.

ü This is the only river in the World that crosses equator twice.

ü The river flows through the Congo rainforest.

§ Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest

in the World.

§ Cango rainforest is the second largest

rainforest in the World.

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NIGER:

ü This is located in West Africa.

ü This runs in a crescent shape through Guinea, Mali, Niger Benin and Nigeria.

ü This enters into Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.

ZAMBEZI RIVER:

ü This is located in Africa.

ü The World famous Victoria Falls is located on this river.

ü Chavuma water falls on the borders of Zambia and Angola is also present on the

Zambia River.

ü The source of the river is Zambia.

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ü After flowing through some other countries it empties into Indian Ocean at

Mozambique.

YANGTZE RIVER:

ü This is located in Asia.

ü This is the longest river in Asia.

ü It flows 6418 km.

ü It originates in Tibetan plateau.

ü It moves towards East in China and empties into East China Sea near Shanghai.

ü It is the important physical and cultural dividing line between North and South

China.

ü The Three Gorges Dam is built across Yangtze River.

ü The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro electric power station in the World.

YELLOW RIVER OR HWANG HO:

ü This is the second longest river in China.

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ü This is called sorrow of China.

ü This empties into Bohai Sea. (This is the innermost gulf of Yellow Sea).

ORANGE RIVER:

ü This flows through Southern part of Africa.

ü This rises in Lesotho and flows into South Africa.

ü (Lesotho is a land locked country in South Africa).

ü The river flows through Lesotho, South Africa and Namibia and joins Atlantic

Ocean.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER:

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ü This flows through North America.

ü This is the largest river system in North America.

ü This joins Gulf of Mexico.

VOLGA RIVER:

ü This is flows through Russia.

ü This is considered as the National River of Russia.

ü Moscow, the capital city of Russia is situated on the Volga’s river basin.

ü This river empties into Caspian Sea.

DANUBE RIVER:

ü This is located in Europe.

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ü This originates in the Black forests of Germany.

ü It empties into Black Sea.

RIVER BRAHMAPUTRA:

ü This is also called Tsangpo River.

ü It originates in Tibet.

ü It flows through Himalayas and enters into Arunachal Pradesh.

ü In Arunachal Pradesh it is called Dihang.

ü It passes through Assam valley and enters into Bangladesh.

ü In Bangladesh it is called Jamuna River.

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ü It merges with the Padma River and is called Meghana River.

ü It empties into Bay of Bengal.

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