Thursday, June 2, 2011

The Longest Rivers in Europe

The following is a list of the longest river in Europe.
No.
River
Length (km)
Length (miles)
Countries in the drainage basin
1.
Volga
3,645
2,266
Russia
2.
Danube – Breg (Duna)
2,888
1,795
Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia (10.3%), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Croatia (4.5%),
3.
Ural
2,428
1,509
Russia, Kazakhstan
4.
Dnieper






1,100
684
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
5.
Don
1,870
1,162
Russia, Ukraine
6.
Pechora
1,809
1,124
Russia
7.
Kama
1,805
1,122
Russia
8.
Oka
1,500
932
Russia
9.
Belaya
1,420
882
Russia
10.
Dniester
1,411 (1,352)
877 (840)
Ukraine, Moldova
11.
Vyatka
1,370
851
Russia
12.
Mtkvari (Kura)
1,364
848
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Iran
13.
Northern Dvina – Sukhona
1,302
809
Russia
14.
Rhine
1,233
768
Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy (minimal), Belgium, Luxembourg
15.
Elbe – Vltava
1,252
778
Germany, Czech Republic
16.
Desna
1,130
702
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
17.
Vychegda
1,130
702
Russia
18.
Seversky Donets
1,078 (1,053)
670 (654)
Russia, Ukraine
19.
Vistula
1,047
630
Poland
20.
Daugava
1,020
634
Latvia, Belarus, Russia
21.
Loire
1,012
629
France
22.
Khoper
1,010
628
Russia
23.
Tagus
(Tajo/Tejo)
1,006
625
Spain, Portugal
24.
Anadyr
1,120
696
Russia
25.
Zeya
1,242
772
Russia
26.
Olyokma
1,320
820
Russia
27.
Upper Yenisei -- Little Yenisei (Kaa-Hem)
1,480
920
Russia, Mongolia
28.
Stony Tunguska
1,865
1,159
Russia
29.
Indigirka
1,726
1,072
Russia
30.
Khatanga
1,600
994
Russia
31.
Tobol
1,591
989
Kazakhstan, Russia
32.
Vitim
1,978
1,229
Russia
33.
Kolyma
2,513
1,562
Russia
34.
Upper Ob -- Katun
2,490
1,547
Russia
35.
Ishim
2,450
1,522
Kazakhstan, Russia
36.
Olenyok
2,292
1,424
Russia
37.
Aldan
2,273
1,412
Russia
38.
Vilyuy
2,650
1,647
Russia
39.
Lower Tunguska
2,989
1,857
Russia
40.
4,400
2,736
Russia


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