The three longest rivers in the world are the Nile in Africa: 6670 kilometres long ; the Amazon in South America : 6448 kilometres long: and the Mississippi – Missouri in North America: 5970 kilometres long.
The river Amazon is larger than the river Nile and contains for more water. Boats can travel much further upstream . The average discharge of the Nile is 3120 cubic metres per second, and the Amazon has an average discharge of 180, 000 cubic metres per second.
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