The Longest River in the World

There has been a long debate over what is the longest river in the world. Is it Nile or Amazon? But the dispute over the length has been come to an end with the results of a Research done by some Brazilian scientist. The Amazon has been measured by different geographers as being anywhere between 6,259 kilometers (3,889 mi) and 6,800 kilometers (4,225 mi) long. The Nile River in Africa is reported to be anywhere from 5,499 kilometers (3,417 mi) to 6,690 kilometers (4,157 mi). The differences in these measurements often result from the use of different definitions.

A recent study by Brazilian scientists claims that the Amazon is actually longer than the Nile. Using Nevado Mismi, which was labeled by the National Geographic Society as the Amazon's source back in 2001, these scientists have made new calculations of the Amazon's length. They now estimate that the Amazon is 65 miles (105 km) longer than the Nile. However, other geographers have had access to the same data since 2001, and a consensus has yet to emerge to support the claims of these Brazilian scientists.

Nevado Mismi (Nevado Mismi is a mountain peak of volcanic origin located in the Andes mountain range of Peru.)

Regardless of the actual length, the Amazon carries by far the greatest volume of any of Earth's rivers.