Rivers

Amazon River

The greatest river on Earth by volume, draining half a continent

Amur River

The border river of the Russian Far East and Manchuria

Brahmaputra

The mighty trans-Himalayan river, partner of the Ganges

Colorado River

Carver of the Grand Canyon, hardest-working river of the American West

Congo River

The deepest river on Earth, draining the heart of Africa

Danube

Europe's second river, flowing through ten countries

Euphrates

The longer river of Mesopotamia, cradle of cities

Ganges

India's sacred river, holiest waters of Hinduism

Indus River

Cradle of an ancient civilization, lifeline of Pakistan

Lena River

The great river of eastern Siberia, frozen highway to the Arctic

Mekong River

Southeast Asia's lifeline, from the Tibetan Plateau to the sea

Mississippi River

North America's great central artery, from Minnesota to the Gulf

Murray River

Australia's longest river, lifeline of a parched continent

Niger River

West Africa's great river, looping through the desert's edge

Nile

The world's longest river, lifeblood of ancient Egypt

Parana River

South America's second river, the heart of the Rio de la Plata basin

Rhine

The Rhine, Europe's busiest waterway from the Alps to the sea

Tigris

The swifter river of Mesopotamia, past Baghdad and Mosul

Volga River

Europe's longest river and the soul of Russia

Yangtze

Asia's longest river, the spine of China

Yellow River

China's muddy mother river, cradle of Chinese civilization

Yenisei

The mightiest river to reach the Arctic, splitting Siberia in two

Zambezi River

Africa's fourth river, master of Victoria Falls