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40 of the world's longest rivers: length and drainage basin

The Nile is the longest river here, 6,650 km, and drains 3.4 million km². The Amazon River is 250 km shorter and drains 7.05 million, about twice as much.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
40 of the world's longest rivers: length and drainage basin: 40 points, a scatter chart.
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The data: 40 points
River length (km)Basin area (million km²)
23640.505
24000.437
24280.231
24500.177
24500.77
25081.061
25251.06
25741.57
26200.309
26201.059
26211.15
26500.454
26570.233
28000.673
28140.641
28150.325
28200.282
28241.855
28500.801
29000.651
29600.365
29890.473
30510.472
31000.224
31801.165
31900.832
34872.58
35301.36
36502.99
37261.371
37662.981
41802.118
42481.643
42942.49
43500.81
48802.583
54640.752
63001.808
64007.05
66503.4
Source
Wikidata: length (P2043) and watershed area (P2053) of rivers; selected and converted by Unlabeled
Licence
CC0 1.0
Read
2026-09-29
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