Is the Mississippi river the longest river in the world?

Answer 1

The Mississippi River is the 4th longest river in the world and the longest river of USA. From its geographic source in Hell Roaring Creek of Idaho of USA to the mouth in Gulf of Mexico, the total length of the Mississippi River is 6,084 km or 3,781 miles.

SOURCE: S. Liu, P. Lu, D. Liu, P. Jin, W. Wang, Pinpointing the sources and measuring the lengths of the principal rivers of the world, International Journal of Digital Earth, Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2009 , pages 80 - 87,DOI: 10.1080/17538940902746082

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Answer 2

No it is not. The Missouri river is longer, by about 200 miles.

Answer 3

No, the Missouri River is. It's 2565 miles, while the Mississippi is 2320 miles.
No. The Missouri River is longer

Answer 4

Yes, Mississippi river the longest river in the united states

Answer 5

The Mississippi is the largest flowing river in the United States. But not the largest flowing river in the world.

The longest river in the world is the River Nile.

Answer 6

yes

improvement: i believe the mississippi river was named after the state mississippi

Answer 7

The Mississippi River rises out of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and flows southward for 2,320 miles to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 8

The Missouri River, at 2,341 miles, is the longest river in the United States. The Mississippi, at 2,340 miles long, is second longest.