Mountain and river facts
High peaks, long rivers and big lakes around the world. 695 facts.
Mount Everest on the border of Nepal and People's Republic of China rises to about 8,849 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Everest (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q513 (CC0)
Caspian Sea covers about 386,400 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Caspian Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5484 (CC0)
The Danube is about 2,850 km long and flows into the Black Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Danube (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1653 (CC0)
The Rhine is about 1,233 km long and flows into the North Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Rhine (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q584 (CC0)
Lake Baikal in Russia covers about 31,722 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Baikal (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5513 (CC0)
The Ganges is about 2,525 km long and flows into the Bay of Bengal.
Source: Wikipedia: Ganges (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5089 (CC0)
The Mississippi River is about 3,766 km long and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia: Mississippi River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1497 (CC0)
The River Congo is about 4,700 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Congo River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q3503 (CC0)
The Yangtze River is about 6,300 km long and flows into the East China Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Yangtze (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5413 (CC0)
Lake Victoria, shared by Kenya and Tanzania and Uganda, covers about 68,100 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Victoria (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5505 (CC0)
The Indus River is about 3,180 km long and flows into the Arabian Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Indus River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q7348 (CC0)
The Niger River is about 4,180 km long and flows into the Gulf of Guinea.
Source: Wikipedia: Niger River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q3542 (CC0)
The Yellow River is about 5,464 km long and flows into the Bohai Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Yellow River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q7355 (CC0)
Lake Tanganyika covers about 32,900 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Tanganyika (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5511 (CC0)
Mount Fuji in Japan rises to about 3,777 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Fuji (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q39231 (CC0)
The Euphrates is about 2,800 km long and flows into the Shatt al-Arab.
Source: Wikipedia: Euphrates (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q34589 (CC0)
The Seine is about 777 km long and flows into the English Channel.
Source: Wikipedia: Seine (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1471 (CC0)
The Tigris is about 1,850 km long and flows into the Shatt al-Arab.
Source: Wikipedia: Tigris (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q35591 (CC0)
Mont Blanc on the border of France and Italy rises to about 4,806 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mont Blanc (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q583 (CC0)
The Dnieper is about 2,285 km long and flows into the Dnieper Estuary.
Source: Wikipedia: Dnieper (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q40855 (CC0)
The Mekong River is about 4,350 km long and flows into the South China Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Mekong (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q41179 (CC0)
The Vistula is about 1,047 km long and flows into the Gdańsk Bay.
Source: Wikipedia: Vistula (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q548 (CC0)
The Amur River is about 2,824 km long and flows into the Sea of Okhotsk.
Source: Wikipedia: Amur (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q6862 (CC0)
Mount Elbrus in Russia rises to about 5,642 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Elbrus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q43105 (CC0)
The Brahmaputra River is about 2,900 km long and flows into the Ganges.
Source: Wikipedia: Brahmaputra River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q45403 (CC0)
Mount Ararat in Turkey rises to about 5,137 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Ararat (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q72303 (CC0)
K2 in Pakistan rises to about 8,611 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: K2 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q43512 (CC0)
The Lena River is about 4,294 km long and flows into the Laptev Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Lena River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q46841 (CC0)
The Ob is about 3,650 km long and flows into the Kara Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Ob (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q973 (CC0)
The Ural River is about 2,428 km long and flows into the Caspian Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Ural (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q80240 (CC0)
Lake Superior, shared by Canada and United States, covers about 82,350 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Superior (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1066 (CC0)
The Missouri River is about 3,726 km long and flows into the Mississippi River.
Source: Wikipedia: Missouri River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5419 (CC0)
The Don is about 1,870 km long and flows into the Sea of Azov.
Source: Wikipedia: Don (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1229 (CC0)
Mount Olympus in Greece rises to about 2,918 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Olympus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q80344 (CC0)
The Po is about 652 km long and flows into the Adriatic Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Po (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q643 (CC0)
Lake Ontario, shared by Canada and United States, covers about 18,529 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Ontario (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1062 (CC0)
Mount Bazardüzü on the border of Azerbaijan and Russia rises to about 4,466 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Bazardüzü (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q725591 (CC0)
The Rhône is about 812 km long and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Rhône (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q602 (CC0)
Lake Michigan in United States covers about 57,750 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Michigan (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1169 (CC0)
Lake Malawi, shared by Malawi and Mozambique and Tanzania, covers about 29,600 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Malawi (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5532 (CC0)
The Dniester is about 1,352 km long and flows into the Dniester Lyman.
Source: Wikipedia: Dniester (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q131210 (CC0)
Lake Chad covers about 1,540 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Chad (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q125309 (CC0)
The Amu Darya is about 2,620 km long and flows into the South Aral Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Amu Darya (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q8493 (CC0)
Kanchenjunga on the border of India and Nepal rises to about 8,586 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Kangchenjunga (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q82019 (CC0)
The Tagus River is about 1,007 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Tagus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14294 (CC0)
Lake Erie, shared by Canada and United States, covers about 25,744 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Erie (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5492 (CC0)
The Orinoco River is about 2,140 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Orinoco (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q131792 (CC0)
The Yamuna is about 1,376 km long and flows into the Ganges.
Source: Wikipedia: Yamuna (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q132726 (CC0)
The Colorado River is about 2,334 km long and flows into the Gulf of California.
Source: Wikipedia: Colorado River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1265 (CC0)
Lake Huron, shared by Canada and United States, covers about 59,600 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Huron (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1383 (CC0)
Lake Ladoga in Russia covers about 17,700 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Ladoga (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q15288 (CC0)
The Irtysh is about 4,248 km long and flows into the Ob.
Source: Wikipedia: Irtysh (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q128102 (CC0)
The Blue Nile is about 1,783 km long and flows into the Nile.
Source: Wikipedia: Blue Nile (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q882739 (CC0)
The Meuse is about 950 km long and flows into the North Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Meuse (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q41986 (CC0)
The Yukon River is about 3,190 km long and flows into the Bering Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Yukon River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q104437 (CC0)
The Daugava is about 1,020 km long and flows into the Gulf of Riga.
Source: Wikipedia: Daugava (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q8197 (CC0)
The Syr Darya is about 2,212 km long and flows into the North Aral Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Syr Darya (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q483159 (CC0)
Matterhorn on the border of Italy and Switzerland rises to about 4,478 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Matterhorn (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1374 (CC0)
Mount Kailash in People's Republic of China rises to about 6,638 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Kailash (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q229107 (CC0)
The Columbia River is about 2,000 km long and flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Columbia River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2251 (CC0)