From the heart of early civilization to modern hydroelectric power, the world’s great rivers have long shaped economies and cultures. Today’s infographic sizes up the 15 longest rivers on Earth, showing how far—and through how many countries—each system flows. The data for this visualization comes from Encyclopedia Britannica, which lists river lengths in both miles and kilometers. For decades the Nile, stretching 4,132 miles (6,650 km) from the Ugandan highlands to Egypt’s Mediterranean delta, has worn the crown of “world’s longest river.”
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