<img class=" wp-image-165278 aligncenter" src="http://theinfong.com/wp-content/uploads/blessedone/2017/02/26/10-longest-rivers-in-the-world-Our-teachers-lied-to-us-about-Mississippi-see-where-it-is-on-the-list-With-Pics-300x167.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="273" /> If you’ve always been wondering what’s the longest river in the world? Well, we’re here to help. Here’s a comprehensive list of the all the longest rivers in the world including the longest of them all, the Nile River. As opposed to what most of us were taught in primary school, River Mississippi is not the longest river in the world, i guess our teachers owe us apologies. Is that song playing in your head right now? <span class="st">♫</span>M I double S I double S I double P I.....Mississipi the longest river in the world<span class="st">♫. Check out the longest rivers in the world below and thank me later for the enlightenment. 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Its water resources are shared by eleven countries, namely, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt.In particular, the Nile is the primary water resource and life artery for Egypt and Sudan<!--nextpage--> 2.<strong> Amazon River, South America</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/amazon.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-113 aligncenter" title="10 Longest Rivers In The World: The Amazon (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/amazon-1024x628.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: The Amazon" width="625" height="383" /></a> 6,400 km (3,976 miles). Its the second longest river in the world and is by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined. The Amazon flows in the following countries: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana. <!--nextpage--> 3. <strong>Yangtze River, China</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Yangtze_River.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-120 aligncenter" title="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yangtze River (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Yangtze_River-1024x680.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yangtze River" width="625" height="415" /></a> 6,300 km (3,917 miles). The longest river in Asia<!--nextpage--> 4. <strong>Mississippi – Missouri – Jefferson, North America</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Mississippi_River.jpg"><img class="wp-image-116 aligncenter" title="Mississippi River (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Mississippi_River-1024x768.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Mississippi River" width="570" height="428" /> </a>6,275 km (3,902 miles). The Mississippi flows mainly in the United States (98.5%) and the rest in Canada (1.5%). It flows towards the Gulf of Mexico<a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Mississippi_River.jpg"><!--nextpage--></a> 5. <strong>Yenisei – Angara – Selenge, Asia</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Yenisei_River.jpg"><img class="wp-image-122 aligncenter" title="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yenisei River (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Yenisei_River-1024x770.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yenisei River" width="625" height="469" /></a> 5,539km (3,445 miles). Flows mainly in Russia (97%) and the rest in Mongolia. The largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. Rising in Mongolia, it follows into Russia and drains in Kara Sea<!--nextpage--> 6. <strong>Yellow River, China</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yellow.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-121 aligncenter" title="Yellow River, China (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yellow-1024x672.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yellow River, China" width="625" height="410" /></a> 5,464km (3,395 miles) Also known as Huang He, it is the second-longest river in Asia after the Yangtze <!--nextpage--> 7. <strong>Ob – Irtysh, Asia</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ob_river.jpg"><img class="wp-image-118 aligncenter" title="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Ob River, China (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ob_river-1024x768.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Ob River, China" width="625" height="468" /></a> 5,410km (3,364 miles), It flows in the following countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia<!--nextpage--> 8. <strong>Paraná – Río de la Plata, South America</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/parana_river.jpg"><img class="wp-image-119 aligncenter" title="10 Longest Rivers In The World:Parana River (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/parana_river-1024x678.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World:Parana River" width="625" height="413" /></a> 4,880km (3,030 miles). Flows in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay <!--nextpage--> 9. <strong>Congo – Chambeshi, Africa</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/congo.jpg"><img class="wp-image-115 aligncenter" title="Congo River (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/congo-1024x768.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Congo River" width="478" height="359" /></a> 4,700km (2,922 miles) – The world’s deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m (720 ft). It is the third largest river in the world by volume of water discharged <!--nextpage--> 10. <strong>Amur – Argun, Asia</strong> <a href="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Amur_River.jpg"><img class="wp-image-114 aligncenter" title="Amur River (source: wiki)" src="https://10mosttoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Amur_River.jpg" alt="10 Longest Rivers In The World: Amur River" width="576" height="350" /></a> 4,444km (2,763 miles). 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