Order These Rivers from Longest to Shortest

Arrange these famous rivers in the correct order from the longest to the shortest by their total length. Rivers have been the lifeblood of human civilization - Virtually every ancient civilization arose along a major river: Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates, Egypt along the Nile, India along the Indus and Ganges, China along the Yellow River. The Nile and the Amazon have long competed for the title of world's longest river, with measurements differing based on where each river's source is identified. The Amazon carries more water by volume than any other river on Earth. The Yangtze, Mississippi, and Congo are the dominant rivers of their respective continents. Test your knowledge of how these great rivers rank in length.

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Rivers have shaped human history as profoundly as any other geographic feature - Providing transportation, irrigation, and the basis for the world's earliest civilizations. Ranking the world's great rivers by length is a classic geography challenge, with some surprising answers about which waterways truly rank among the longest on Earth.

The World's Longest Rivers in Order

The debate over the Nile versus the Amazon for longest river title continues, but the general order of the world's great rivers by length is well established. Test your river geography here. Also explore our geography quiz and world geography quiz.

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