Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Rivers

Miles in length. 2,578, the Nile, the longest river in Africa. 2,762, the Volga, the longest river in Europe. 3,314, the Yang-tze-Kiang, the longest river in Asia. 3,716, the Mississippi, the longest river in America.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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River Flowing from the Ocean Inland
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