Seven rivers of the world

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Mississippi river
Volga river
zambezi river
mekong river
ganges river
nile river
amazon river


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Seven Rivers Of The World Sejal Anand BCA 1A

What is a River? a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river .

Mississippi River Length: 3734 km Source: Lake Itasca Country: United States Interesting Fact: It takes 90 days for a drop of water to travel the entire length of Mississippi river.

Volga River Length: 3,692 km Source: Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast Country: Russia Interesting Fact: The river is often frozen for several months of the year.

Zambezi River Length: 2,574 km Sources: Ikelenge District, Zambia Countries: Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique Interesting Fact: It is a river of 6 countries.

Mekong River Length: 4,350 km Source: Lasagongma Spring Countries: China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam Interesting Fact: There is a floating market in the river.

Ganges River Length: 2,525 km Sources: Gangotri Glacier, Satopanth Glacier and Khatling Glacier Countries: India, Bangladesh Interesting Fact : In Bihar, the river has shifted by 2.5 kilometres since 1990.

Nile River Length: 6,853 km Source: Lake Victoria Countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Uganda, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Eritrea Interesting Fact: The Southern stretches of the river are home to Nile crocodiles, one of the largest and most dangerous species of crocodile, responsible for the deaths of many people each year.

Amazon River Length: 6,400 km Source: Rio Mantora Countries: Brazil, Columbia, Peru Interesting Fact: Due to its vastness, it is known as river sea.

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