Longest river
The current longest river record is 4,132 miles, held by Nile.
4,132
miles
Nile
- Holder
- Nile
- Record
- 4,132 miles
- Metric
- 6,650 km
- Location
- Northeastern Africa
Put it in perspective
At 4,132 miles, it is as long as 157.6 marathons laid end to end.
Nile4,132 miles
A marathon26.2 miles
English Channel, narrowest crossing20.7 miles
Manhattan, end to end13.4 miles
Golden Gate Bridge8,980 ft
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