World Geography: Mountain Ranges, Rivers and Lakes

Sr. No.

RIVER

LOCATION

DESCRIPTION

1.

River Amazon

South America

It is the second longest river which flows through Peru, Columbia, Brazil and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.

2.

River Mississippi

North America

It forms a bird-foot like a delta at the Gulf of Mexico, River Missouri is an important tributary of it.

3.

River St. Lawrence

North America

It drains into the Gulf of St. Lawrence which is an important transport corridor of North America.

4.

River Orange

South Africa

The longest river of South Africa and contains diamond beds along its mouth.

5.

River Congo

Africa

This river crosses the equator twice and drains into the south Atlantic Ocean.

6.

River Nile

Africa

It is the longest river in the world, originates near Lake Victoria and drains in the Mediterranean Sea.

7.

River Rhine

Western Europe

It flows through Germany and the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest waterways of Europe.

8.

River Danube

Europe

It passes through Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania and drains into the Black Sea.

9.

River Volga

Europe, Russia

It is the longest river in Europe, it drains into the Caspian Sea.

10.

River Tigris

Turkey, Iraq

Cities like Mosul, Baghdad, Basra were located along its banks and it drains into the Gulf of Persia.

11.

River Euphrates

Turkey, Syria, Iraq

The main source of water for Syria. It drains into the Persian Gulf.

12.

River Irrawaddy

Myanmar

Drains into Gulf of Martaban

13.

River Mekong

China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

It is also called ‘Danube of the east’, and it merges with the south china sea.

14.

River Yangtze

China

It originates from the Tibetan plateau and ends in the east china sea. It is the longest river in China.

Sr. No.

NAME

LOCATION

FACTS

1.

Titicaca lake

South America

It is the highest navigable lake in the world located in the Andes mountains.

2.

Great bear lake

Canada, North America

It is a big glaciated lake in Canada. The Eskimos of Canada camp here during the summer season.

3.

Great lakes

North America

This comprises of five large lakes of North America such as Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world.

4.

Lake Malawi

Central Africa

It is the third largest lake of Africa and borders Tanzania, Mozambique.

5.

Lake Tanganyika

East Africa

It is the deepest and second largest lake in Africa.

6.

Lake Victoria

Africa

The largest river of Africa and passes through the equator.

7.

Lake Kainji

Africa

Largest manmade lake of Africa, used for irrigation purposes.

8.

Dead sea

West Asia

It is bordered by Jordan in the east and Palestine, Israel in the west. It is known for high salinity.

9.

Aral Sea

Central Asia

Located between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. It is shrinking rapidly in recent years.

10.

Lake Baikal

Russia

It is the largest freshwater lake in Asia and deepest in the world.

11.

Caspian Sea

Eurasia

It is the largest lake in the world and is surrounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.