How Long is the Nile River?
The Nile River is measured at 4,132 miles (6,600 km). Using the same analogy as above, if we laid the Nile River on top of the US it would reach from Houston, Texas all the way up to Anchorage, Alaska which is around 4,130 miles. Both of these rivers are impressively long by any measure! The Nile flows north due to the terrain that creates a downhill flow towards the north. It starts in Lake Victoria which borders Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. It then flows north through Uganda to South Sudan to Sudan to Egypt. It empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
How Long is the Mississippi River in the US?
The Mississippi River that runs from Minnesota down to Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico is 2,320 miles (3,770 km).
How long is the Missouri River in the US?
The Missouri River is actually a little longer than the Mississippi River. It is 2,341 miles long. It starts in Rocky Mountains in Three Forks, Montana and winds it way across the country and down to St. Louis, Missouri. The Missouri empties into the Mississippi River which keeps going south to empty into the Gulf of Mexico in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Giant Catfish
Silver Payara
Pirarucu
A large unique fish, the Pirarucu, also called an Arapaima, has a strong flat tongue with teeth all over it. It crushes its prey with its tongue and then finishes it off. Probably don’t want to do a lip grab with one of these fish. They are also one of the largest freshwater fish with some getting to be 10 feet long and weighing 485 pounds!
Caiman
In the US we have alligators (and some crocodiles) but in South America they have caiman. They look similar to alligators but are typically smaller and have a shorter snout. The exception is the black caiman which is the largest caiman species and can get to be 13 feet long and weigh 1,100 pounds.
