Mountain and river facts
High peaks, long rivers and big lakes around the world. 695 facts.
The Ebro is about 910 km long and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Ebro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q10965 (CC0)
The Rio Grande is about 3,051 km long and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia: Rio Grande (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q160636 (CC0)
Dhaulagiri in Nepal rises to about 8,167 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Dhaulagiri (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q165440 (CC0)
Nanga Parbat in Pakistan rises to about 8,126 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Nanga Parbat (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q130736 (CC0)
The Main is about 524 km long and flows into the Rhine.
Source: Wikipedia: Main (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1670 (CC0)
The Limpopo River is about 1,750 km long and flows into the Indian Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Limpopo River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q173017 (CC0)
Mount Kenya rises to about 5,199 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Kenya (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q172070 (CC0)
Makalu on the border of Nepal and People's Republic of China rises to about 8,485 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Makalu (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q169986 (CC0)
The Douro River is about 897 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Douro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14299 (CC0)
The Ohio River is about 1,579 km long and flows into the Mississippi River.
Source: Wikipedia: Ohio River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q4915 (CC0)
The White Nile is about 2,620 km long and flows into the Nile.
Source: Wikipedia: White Nile (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q4814791 (CC0)
The Paraná River is about 4,880 km long and flows into the Río de la Plata.
Source: Wikipedia: Paraná River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q127892 (CC0)
Lake Albert, shared by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, covers about 5,270 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Albert (Africa) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q125888 (CC0)
The Moselle is about 544 km long and flows into the Rhine.
Source: Wikipedia: Moselle (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1667 (CC0)
The Orange River is about 2,200 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Orange River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q181475 (CC0)
The Tisza is about 966 km long and flows into the Danube.
Source: Wikipedia: Tisza (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q134350 (CC0)
Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan covers about 6,236 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Issyk-Kul (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q42191 (CC0)
Mauna Kea in United States rises to about 4,207 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mauna Kea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q131230 (CC0)
The Godavari River is about 1,465 km long and flows into the Bay of Bengal.
Source: Wikipedia: Godavari River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q191314 (CC0)
Lhotse on the border of Nepal and People's Republic of China rises to about 8,516 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Lhotse (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q168702 (CC0)
The Irrawaddy River is about 2,170 km long and flows into the Andaman Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Irrawaddy River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q26076 (CC0)
The Moskva River is about 502 km long and flows into the Oka.
Source: Wikipedia: Moskva (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q175117 (CC0)
The Senegal River is about 1,050 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Senegal River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q3569 (CC0)
The Uruguay River is about 1,790 km long and flows into the Río de la Plata.
Source: Wikipedia: Uruguay River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q18278 (CC0)
Cho Oyu on the border of Nepal and People's Republic of China rises to about 8,188 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Cho Oyu (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q170089 (CC0)
Chimborazo in Ecuador rises to about 6,263 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Chimborazo (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14081 (CC0)
The Angara is about 1,779 km long and flows into the Yenisei.
Source: Wikipedia: Angara (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q162737 (CC0)
The Gambia River is about 1,130 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Wikipedia: Gambia River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q160819 (CC0)
The Kama is about 1,805 km long and flows into the Volga.
Source: Wikipedia: Kama (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q79082 (CC0)
The Sava is about 945 km long and flows into the Danube.
Source: Wikipedia: Sava (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14383 (CC0)
The Garonne is about 647 km long and flows into the Gironde estuary.
Source: Wikipedia: Garonne (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5077 (CC0)
Manaslu in Nepal rises to about 8,163 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Manaslu (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q170070 (CC0)
The Oka is about 1,500 km long and flows into the Volga.
Source: Wikipedia: Oka (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q172089 (CC0)
The Rio Negro is about 2,250 km long and flows into the Amazon River.
Source: Wikipedia: Rio Negro (Amazon) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q118771 (CC0)
The Krishna River is about 1,400 km long and flows into the Bay of Bengal.
Source: Wikipedia: Krishna River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q193499 (CC0)
Lake Kivu, shared by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, covers about 2,700 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Kivu (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q125912 (CC0)
The Madeira River is about 1,450 km long and flows into the Amazon River.
Source: Wikipedia: Madeira River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q118251 (CC0)
The Kura River is about 1,360 km long and flows into the Caspian Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Kura (South Caucasus river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q156557 (CC0)
The Aras River is about 1,072 km long and flows into the Kura River.
Source: Wikipedia: Aras River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q179751 (CC0)
The Mackenzie River is about 1,738 km long and flows into the Beaufort Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Mackenzie River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q3411 (CC0)
The Pechora is about 1,809 km long and flows into the Pechora Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Pechora (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q8168 (CC0)
The Neman is about 937 km long and flows into the Baltic Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Neman (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q5622 (CC0)
The Inn is about 517 km long and flows into the Danube.
Source: Wikipedia: Inn (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14369 (CC0)
The Guadalquivir is about 657 km long and flows into the Gulf of Cádiz.
Source: Wikipedia: Guadalquivir (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14309 (CC0)
The Magdalena River is about 1,528 km long and flows into the Caribbean Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Magdalena River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q191829 (CC0)
The Kolyma is about 2,129 km long and flows into the East Siberian Sea.
Source: Wikipedia: Kolyma (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q78879 (CC0)
The Okavango River is about 1,600 km long and flows into the Okavango Delta.
Source: Wikipedia: Okavango River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q188773 (CC0)
Vänern in Sweden covers about 5,650 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Vänern (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q173596 (CC0)
Shishapangma in People's Republic of China rises to about 8,027 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Shishapangma (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q105124 (CC0)
The Volta River is about 1,500 km long and flows into the Gulf of Guinea.
Source: Wikipedia: Volta River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q192415 (CC0)
Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua covers about 8,264 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Nicaragua (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q173862 (CC0)
Broad Peak on the border of Pakistan and People's Republic of China rises to about 8,051 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Broad Peak (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q180996 (CC0)
Puncak Jaya in Indonesia rises to about 4,884 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Puncak Jaya (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1045888 (CC0)
The Ubangi River is about 1,060 km long and flows into the River Congo.
Source: Wikipedia: Ubangi River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q171649 (CC0)
The Northern Dvina is about 744 km long and flows into the Dvina Bay.
Source: Wikipedia: Northern Dvina (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q8187 (CC0)
Baekdu Mountain on the border of North Korea and People's Republic of China rises to about 2,744 metres above sea level.
Source: Wikipedia: Mount Paektu (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q107635 (CC0)
Saimaa in Finland covers about 4,400 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Saimaa (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q192770 (CC0)
The Drava is about 720 km long and flows into the Danube.
Source: Wikipedia: Drava (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q171009 (CC0)
The Chenab River is about 1,974 km long and flows into the Panjnad River.
Source: Wikipedia: Chenab River (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q216875 (CC0)
Lake Sevan in Armenia covers about 1,271 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Sevan (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q181932 (CC0)