Thursday, June 2, 2011

The Longest Rivers in South America

The following is a list of the longest river in South America.
No.
River
Length (km)
Length (miles)
Countries in the drainage basin
1.
6,400
(6,992)
3,976
(4,345)
Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
2.

4,880
3,030
Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%)
3.
Tocantins – Araguaia
3,650
2,270
Brazil
4.
Madeira – Mamoré – Grande – Caine – Rocha
3,380
2,100
Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
5.
Purus
3,211
1,995
Brazil, Peru
6.
São Francisco
3,180
(2,900)
1,976
(1,802)
Brazil
7.
Araguaia
2,627
1,632
Brazil
8.
Japurá
(Rio Yapurá)
2,615
1,625
Brazil, Colombia
9.
Paraguay
(Rio Paraguay)
2,549
1,584
Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina
10.
Pilcomayo
2,500
1,553
Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia
11.
Juruá
2,410
1,498
Peru, Brazil
12.
Negro
2,250
1,450
Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia
13.
Orinoco
2,101
1,306
Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana
14.
Xingu
2,100
1,305
Brazil
15.
Northern Salado
2,010
1,249
Argentina
16.
Tapajós
1,900
1,181
Brazil
17.
Guaporé (Itenez)
1,749
1,087
Brazil, Bolivia
18.
Uruguay
1,610
1,000
Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
19.
Beni
1,599
994
Bolivia
20.
Içá (Putumayo)
1,575
979
Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
21.
Magdalena
1,550
963
Colombia
22.
Río Grande (Guapay)
1,438
894
Bolivia
23.
Marañón
1,415
879
Peru
24.
Grande
1,360
845
Brazil
25.
Cauca
1,350
839
Colombia
26.
Iguaçu
1,320
820
Brazil, Argentina
27.
Iriri
1,300
808
Brazil
28.
Juruena
1,240
771
Brazil
29.
Madre de Dios
1,130
702
Peru, Bolivia
30.
Tietê
1,130
702
Brazil
31.
Paraíba do Sul
1,120
696
Brazil
32.
Huallaga
1,100
684
Peru
33.
Bermejo
1,050
652
Argentina, Bolivia
34.
Guaviare
1,050
652
Colombia
35.
Essequibo
1,010
628
Guyana


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