世界十大名河分别是尼罗河、亚马逊河、长江、密西西比河、黄河额尔齐斯河、澜沧江、刚果河、勒拿河、黑龙江、黄河。
1、尼罗河
尼罗河是一条流经非洲东部与北部的河流,与中非地区的刚果河以及西非地区的尼日尔河并列非洲最大的三个河流系统。尼罗河长6,853千米,是世界上第一长的河流。
2、亚马逊河
亚马逊河,位于南美洲,是世界流量、流域最大的、支流最多的、及第二长的河流。亚马逊河流量达每秒219,000立方米,流量比其他三条大河尼罗河、长江、密西西比河的总和还要大几倍;
大约相当于7条长江的流量,占世界河流流量的20%;流域面积达6,915,000平方千米,占南美洲面积的40%;支流数超过1万5千条。
3、长江
长江,在中国古代称作江水、大江,简称江,是亚洲第一长河和世界第三长河,也是世界上完全在一国境内的最长河流,全长6380千米,干流发源于青藏高原东部唐古拉山脉各拉丹冬峰,穿越中国西南、中部、东部,在上海市汇入东海。
长江流域覆盖中国大陆五分之一陆地面积,养育了中国大陆三分之一的人口。长江经济带也是中国最大的经济带。
4、密西西比河
密西西比河,位于北美洲中南部,是北美最大的水系,流域面积约为300万平方千米。它也是北美最长的河流,源头在美国明尼苏达州西北部海拔446米的艾塔斯卡湖,流经中央大平原,向南注入墨西哥湾。
最长支流密苏里河的源头雷德罗克湖,全长3767千米。如果按照密西西比河的支流——密苏里河的源头计算,则全长为6021千米,居世界河流的第4位,其集水范围可以作为美国中西部的分界。
5、额尔齐斯河
额尔齐斯河,古称曳咥河、也儿的石河,发源于阿尔泰山东南部,是中国唯一的北冰洋水系河流。额尔齐斯河全长4248公里,流域面积164.3万平方公里,在中国境内全长593公里,出国境后流入哈萨克斯坦斋桑泊,继续北流进入俄罗斯,最后在汉特-曼西斯克城附近汇入鄂毕河。
6、澜沧江
澜沧江,是湄公河上游中国境内河段的名称,其上游为扎曲,发源于青海省玉树藏族自治州杂多县扎青乡北部,流经青海、西藏和云南三省区,在勐腊县出境成为老挝和缅甸的界河后,始称湄公河。
流域面积16.48万平方公里,长2,139公里,多年平均出境水量765亿立方米。澜沧江的水电已经全面开发,除扎曲上的果多水电站外,昌都以下共规划21级,其中西藏境内6级,云南境内15级。
7、刚果河
刚果河是世界上最深的河流(平均深度达200米),且还是非洲中西部最长的河流,全长4640公里(以谦比西河为源头),名列全非洲第二位,仅次于尼罗河,是世界上第九长的河流。刚果河流域面积达401万平方公里,若按流量计算,刚果河是仅次于亚马逊河的世界第二大河。
8、勒拿河
勒拿河,旧称为列拿河,是流入北冰洋的三大西伯利亚河(其他两个是鄂毕河及叶尼塞河)。全长4400公里,是世界第11长的河流。流域面积约249万平方公里,居世界第九位,全部位于俄罗斯境内。
9、黑龙江
黑龙江是中国四大河流之一、世界十大河之一。从清朝立国至19世纪中期以前,黑龙江完全为中国内河,至19世纪中后期沙俄强行占领中国黑龙江以北、乌苏里江以东大片领土之后,才成为中俄界河。后来蒙古国独立,遂流经三个国家。
10、黄河
黄河,在中国古代称作河水、大河,简称河,是中国的第二长河,仅次于长江,也是世界第六长河流。
中国的两条母亲河之一,发源于中国青海省巴颜喀拉山脉噶达素齐老峰,流经青海、四川、甘肃、宁夏、内蒙古、陕西、山西、河南、山东9个省区,最后于山东省东营市垦利区注入渤海,干流全长5464千米,流域总面积79.5万平方公里。
The top 10 rivers in the world are the Nile River, the Amazon River, the Yangtze River, the Mississippi River, the Yellow River, the Irtysh River, the Lancang River, the Congo River, the Lena River, the Heilongjiang River, and the Yellow River.
1. Nile River
The Nile River is a river that flows through eastern and northern Africa. It is one of the three largest river systems in Africa, along with the Congo River in Central Africa and the Niger River in West Africa. The Nile River is 6,853 kilometers long and is the longest river in the world.
2. Amazon River
The Amazon River, located in South America, is the world's largest river in terms of flow, basin, tributaries, and second longest. The Amazon River has a flow rate of 219,000 cubic meters per second, which is several times greater than the sum of the other three major rivers, the Nile, the Yangtze River, and the Mississippi River.
It is approximately equivalent to the flow rate of seven Yangtze Rivers, accounting for 20% of the flow rate of the world's rivers; the basin area is 6,915,000 square kilometers, accounting for 40% of the area of South America; the number of tributaries exceeds 15,000.
3. Yangtze River
The Yangtze River, called Jiangshui, Dajiang, or Jiang in ancient China, is the longest river in Asia and the third longest river in the world. It is also the longest river in the world that is completely within one country. It is 6,380 kilometers long. The main stream originates from the Geladandong Peak of the Tanggula Mountains in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, passes through southwest, central, and eastern China, and flows into the East China Sea in Shanghai.
The Yangtze River Basin covers one-fifth of the land area of mainland China and feeds one-third of the population of mainland China. The Yangtze River Economic Belt is also China's largest economic belt.
4. Mississippi River
The Mississippi River, located in the south-central part of North America, is the largest river system in North America, with a drainage area of about 3 million square kilometers. It is also the longest river in North America. Its source is Lake Itasca, 446 meters above sea level in northwestern Minnesota, USA. It flows through the central Great Plains and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico.
Red Rock Lake, the source of the longest tributary of the Missouri River, is 3,767 kilometers long. If calculated according to the source of the Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, the total length is 6,021 kilometers, ranking fourth among the world's rivers. Its catchment area can be used as the boundary of the Midwest of the United States.
5. Irtysh River
The Irtysh River, formerly known as the Yihe River and the Yershi River, originates in the southeastern part of the Altai Mountains and is the only river in China that flows into the Arctic Ocean. The Irtysh River is 4,248 kilometers long and has a drainage area of 1.643 million square kilometers. It is 593 kilometers long in China. After leaving the country, it flows into Lake Zaisan in Kazakhstan, continues to flow north into Russia, and finally merges into the Ob River near the city of Khanty-Mansiysk.
6. Lancang River
The Lancang River is the name of the upper reaches of the Mekong River in China. Its upper reaches are Zaqu, which originates in the north of Zaqing Township, Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, flows through Qinghai, Tibet and Yunnan, and is called the Mekong River after it leaves the country in Mengla County and becomes the boundary river between Laos and Myanmar.
The drainage area is 164,800 square kilometers, the length is 2,139 kilometers, and the average annual outflow of water is 76.5 billion cubic meters. The hydropower of the Lancang River has been fully developed. In addition to the Guoduo Hydropower Station on Zaqu, there are 21 hydropower stations planned below Qamdo, including 6 in Tibet and 15 in Yunnan.
7. Congo River
The Congo River is the deepest river in the world (average depth of 200 meters), and it is also the longest river in central and western Africa. It is 4,640 kilometers long (with the Chambishi River as its source), ranking second in Africa, second only to the Nile River, and the ninth longest river in the world. The Congo River basin covers an area of 4.01 million square kilometers. If calculated by flow, the Congo River is the second largest river in the world after the Amazon River.
8. Lena River
The Lena River, formerly known as the Lena River, is one of the three major Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two are the Ob River and the Yenisei River). With a total length of 4,400 kilometers, it is the 11th longest river in the world. The basin area is about 2.49 million square kilometers, ranking ninth in the world, all of which are located in Russia.
9. Heilongjiang River
The Heilongjiang River is one of the four major rivers in China and one of the ten major rivers in the world. From the founding of the Qing Dynasty to the mid-19th century, the Heilongjiang River was completely an inland river in China. It was not until the mid-to-late 19th century that the Tsarist Russia forcibly occupied large tracts of territory north of the Heilongjiang River and east of the Ussuri River in China that it became the Sino-Russian boundary river. Later, Mongolia became independent and it flowed through three countries.
10. Yellow River
The Yellow River, called Heshui, Dahe, or He in ancient China, is the second longest river in China, second only to the Yangtze River, and the sixth longest river in the world.
One of China's two mother rivers, it originates from the Gadasuqi Laofeng in the Bayankala Mountains in Qinghai Province, China, flows through nine provinces and regions including Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong, and finally flows into the Bohai Sea in Kenli District, Dongying City, Shandong Province. The main stream is 5,464 kilometers long and the total basin area is 795,000 square kilometers.
Top 10 rivers in the world
1. Nile
2. Amazon
3. Yangtze
The Nile flows northward, passing through Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, and flows into Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, from the west. The main stream of the Nile originates from this lake and is called the Victoria Nile.
The Yellow River, a major river in northern China, is about 5,464 kilometers long and has a drainage area of about 752,443 square kilometers. It is one of the longest rivers in the world and the second longest river in China.
The northern source of the Yellow River originates from Zhaqu at the southern foot of the Chaxila Mountain, a branch of the Bayankala Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Qinghai Province. The southern source originates from the Kariqu at the northern foot of the Gezigeya Mountain, a branch of the Bayankala Mountains. The western source originates from the Yugu Zongliequ to the west of the Xingxiu Sea. It is in the shape of a Chinese character "几", flowing from west to east through nine provinces (autonomous regions) including Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong, and finally flows into the Bohai Sea.
There are tens of thousands of rivers, but not every river is world-famous. If measured by length, the Nile River in Africa, the Yangtze River in China, the Amazon River in South America, etc. can all be listed as world-famous rivers.
Top 10 rivers in the world:
1. Nile River
2. Amazon River
3. Yangtze River
4. Mississippi River
5. Yellow River
6. Ob River
7. Mekong River
8. Congo River
9. Lena River
10. Heilongjiang River
1. Nile River, located on the east side of the African continent, is 6670km long and is known as the mother river of the African continent. The Nile River flows from south to north into the Mediterranean Sea. This river is the longest river in Africa and the longest river in the world. It is a famous river in the world.
2. Amazon River, located in South America, is 6400km long. It flows from west to east through Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and finally flows into the Atlantic Ocean. This river has the largest flow in the world.
3. The Yangtze River is located in my country and has a total length of 6,397 km. It runs through the southwest, central and eastern parts of my country and flows into the East China Sea in Shanghai. The river is the longest river in Asia, the longest river in my country, and a famous river in the world.
4. The Mississippi River is located in the United States of North America and has a total length of 6,020 km. It flows from north to south into the Gulf of Mexico and is known as the mother river of the United States.
5. The Yenisei River is located in the Russian Federation in northern Asia and has a total length of 5,539 km. It flows from south to north into the Arctic Ocean. It is the longest river in Russia and also the river with the largest flow in Russia.
6. The Yellow River is located in my country and has a total length of 5,464 km. It is the second largest river in my country and is known as the mother river of the Chinese nation. The river originates from the Bayan Har Mountains in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of my country and flows through Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, and finally flows into the Bohai Sea.
7. The Mekong River, located in southern Asia, is 4910 km long. The river originates in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, my country. It flows through China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and finally flows into the South my country Sea. The river is a famous international river in the world.
8. The Congo River, located on the west side of the African continent, is 4640 km long. The river flows from east to west into the Atlantic Ocean. It is the second longest river on the African continent and also the river with the largest flow on the African continent. It is a famous river in the world.
9. The Heilongjiang River, located in my country and Russia. It is 4440 km long, of which about 3100 km is in my country. The river flows from west to east into the Sea of Ohotsk in Russia. At the same time, the river is also a famous boundary river in the world. The river is rich in aquatic products and is a famous freshwater fishery base in my country.
10. The Niger River, located on the west side of the African continent. The total length is 4,200 km. The river flows from west to southeast and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It is known as the mother river of West Africa and is also one of the famous rivers in the world.