Blank map of the world’s rivers
The 24 main rivers of the world, ready to print on A4, Letter, A3 or Tabloid, or to download as PNG and SVG: blank, numbered or labeled. Free, no sign-up.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Mapsfera · data Natural Earth, Wikidata
The rivers
The map shows 24 rivers. The longest is the Nile, at 6,650 km / 4,132 mi, followed by the Amazon (6,400 km / 3,977 mi).
The Mississippi has the most tributaries on the map: Missouri.
How the map is made
Rivers come from Natural Earth (public domain). Lengths are each river’s Wikidata figure: they vary a lot between sources, depending on where the source is placed and how meanders are measured.
Number key
Numbers follow alphabetical order. Each length is from that river’s source.
| No. | River | Length | Flows into |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon | 6,400 km / 3,977 mi | the Atlantic Ocean |
| 2 | Amur | 2,824 km / 1,755 mi | the Sea of Okhotsk |
| 3 | Congo | 4,700 km / 2,920 mi | the Atlantic Ocean |
| 4 | Danube | 2,850 km / 1,771 mi | the Black Sea |
| 5 | Euphrates | 2,800 km / 1,740 mi | Shatt al-Arab |
| 6 | Ganges | 2,525 km / 1,569 mi | the Bay of Bengal |
| 7 | Indus | 3,180 km / 1,976 mi | the Arabian Sea |
| 8 | Lena | 4,294 km / 2,668 mi | the Laptev Sea |
| 9 | Mackenzie | 1,738 km / 1,080 mi | the Beaufort Sea |
| 10 | Mekong | 4,350 km / 2,703 mi | the South China Sea |
| 11 | Mississippi | 2,340 mi / 3,766 km | the Gulf of Mexico |
| 12 | Missouri | 2,540 mi / 4,088 km | the Mississippi |
| 13 | Murray | 2,508 km / 1,558 mi | the Indian Ocean |
| 14 | Niger | 4,180 km / 2,597 mi | the Gulf of Guinea |
| 15 | Nile | 6,650 km / 4,132 mi | the Mediterranean Sea |
| 16 | Ob | 3,650 km / 2,268 mi | the Kara Sea |
| 17 | Orinoco | 2,140 km / 1,330 mi | the Atlantic Ocean |
| 18 | Paraná | 4,880 km / 3,032 mi | Río de la Plata |
| 19 | St. Lawrence | 1,900 mi / 3,058 km | the Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| 20 | Volga | 3,530 km / 2,193 mi | the Caspian Sea |
| 21 | Yangtze | 6,300 km / 3,915 mi | the East China Sea |
| 22 | Yellow | 5,464 km / 3,395 mi | the Bohai Sea |
| 23 | Yenisei | 3,487 km / 2,167 mi | the Kara Sea |
| 24 | Zambezi | 2,574 km / 1,599 mi | the Indian Ocean |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the longest river in the world?
Of those on this map, the Nile, at 6,650 km / 4,132 mi (Wikidata Q3392). Next comes the Amazon, at 6,400 km / 3,977 mi. Figures vary between sources.
Can I use it in class?
Yes, it’s free. Print it, copy it and hand it out as many times as you like. If you post it on a blog or a class website, credit “Mapsfera · data Natural Earth, Wikidata”.
What order are the numbers and letters in?
Alphabetical: rivers get numbers and mountain ranges get letters. The key is in the tables on this page.
Sources
- River courses: Natural Earth, 1:10m, rivers + lake centerlines (public domain)
- Lengths: Wikidata (CC0), “length” property (P2043) of each river, retrieved 2026-10-31
- Countries: Natural Earth, 1:10m (public domain)