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Kort antwoord:<\/strong> de Nijl in Afrika geldt met ongeveer 6.650 kilometer als de langste rivier ter wereld. De Amazone in Zuid-Amerika is volgens de meeste bronnen net iets korter, maar voert wel veruit het meeste water af.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

De langste rivieren ter wereld<\/h2>\n
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  1. Nijl<\/strong> (Afrika): ongeveer 6.650 km<\/li>\n
  2. Amazone<\/strong> (Zuid-Amerika): minstens 6.400 km<\/li>\n
  3. Jangtsekiang<\/strong> (China): ongeveer 6.300 km<\/li>\n
  4. Mississippi-Missouri<\/strong> (Verenigde Staten): ongeveer 5.970 km<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    De lengtes komen van Britannica: Nijl<\/a>, Amazone<\/a>, Jangtsekiang<\/a> en Mississippi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Nijl of Amazone?<\/h2>\n

    Al tientallen jaren discussi\u00ebren wetenschappers over welke rivier het langst is. Het probleem: waar begint een rivier precies? Een rivier heeft vaak meerdere bronrivieren, en de monding van de Amazone is zo breed dat je moeilijk kunt bepalen waar de rivier ophoudt. Afhankelijk van de gekozen bron en meetmethode komt de Amazone soms toch langer uit.<\/p>\n

    De Nijl<\/h2>\n

    De Nijl stroomt door onder meer Oeganda, Zuid-Soedan, Soedan en Egypte naar de Middellandse Zee. In Egypte is de rivier al duizenden jaren de levensader van het land. Een Nijlcruise tussen Luxor en Aswan is een populaire manier om de tempels langs de oevers te bekijken.<\/p>\n

    De Amazone<\/h2>\n

    De Amazone stroomt van de Andes in Peru door Brazili\u00eb naar de Atlantische Oceaan. Geen rivier ter wereld voert zoveel water af. Het regenwoud eromheen is het grootste tropische regenwoud ter wereld.<\/p>\n

    En in Europa?<\/h2>\n

    De langste rivier van Europa is de Wolga, met ruim 3.500 kilometer. Lees meer in ons artikel over de mooiste en langste rivieren van Europa<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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