Water is the basis of human life, the gurgling river is the pulse of the earth, and the flow is endless and endless. There are countless large and small rivers on the earth. This article will share with you the 6 most beautiful rivers on the earth.
1. Kenai River
The Kenai River runs 82 miles (132 kilometers) from the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska, and this snowmelt river is a great fishing destination.
The twice-yearly salmon runaways become a feast for American brown bears, moose, black bears, and plenty of birds. Beluga whales can also be seen 6 miles upstream in spring.
Drive three hours from Anchorage to see the picturesque Kenai River, take a safari, a glacier trip, or a multi-day kayak adventure.
2. Zambezi River
The Zambezi dialect means "great river". The Zambezi River has a total length of 2,660 kilometers and a drainage area of 1.35 million square kilometers.
It is the fourth largest river in Africa and the largest river in southern Africa. The Zambezi River originates in the mountains at an altitude of 1,300 meters on the northwestern border of Zambia.
Its mainstream flows through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique, and its tributaries flow through Malawi. Wildlife viewing spots, whitewater rafting spots, breathtaking Victoria Falls, and the Zambezi River are indeed worth a stop.
3. Amazon River
The Amazon River is located in the northern part of South America. It is the river with the largest flow, the largest basin, and the most tributaries in the world.
It is the second-longest river in the world, with a length of 6440km. Due to the inconclusive method of measuring the length of the river, there are many different versions of the length of the Amazon River, one of which is the common 6400 kilometers.
Its river flow reaches 219,000 cubic meters per second, which is several times larger than the sum of the other three major rivers (Nile, Yangtze, and Mississippi).
It is roughly equivalent to the flow of seven Yangtze Rivers, accounting for 20% of the flow of the world's rivers. The basin area is 6.915 million square kilometers, accounting for 40% of the total area of South America. The number of tributaries exceeds 15,000.
4. Futaleufu River
The Futaleufu River is a river in South America. It is located in Patagonia and flows through Argentina and Chile. It has a total length of 246 kilometers and a drainage area of 6,929 square kilometers.
It originates from the Andes Mountains. It is nourished by glacial lakes in Argentina, the source of the Futaleufu River is the iceberg lake in Argentina, and the sapphire-brilliant water flows through the Andes Mountains and pours down like a waterfall in southeastern Chile.
There, passionate explorers stay from November to March, and it's a bamboo raft and kayak paradise. Intricate hardwood forests and sheer granite cliffs surround this stunning Patagonian waterway, making it a great place for fishing, hiking, biking, rock climbing, and horseback riding.
5. Cano Cristales
In Colombia, there is a river called Cano Cristales, which is about 100 kilometers long and is located in the Sierra de la Macarena. Because it shows several colors (algae of different colors in the river, red, yellow, green, etc.) during a certain period of the year, it is called the rainbow river or the five-color river.
Many people say that it is the biological heritage of mankind and the most beautiful river in the world. For most of the past, the Cano Crist River was like a normal river, but in just a few days, the river's water has been tinted with festive and gorgeous colors, and these colors are derived from natural substances.
6. Danube
The Danube is the second longest river in Europe and it originates in southwestern Germany. It flows from west to east through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and finally into the Black Sea.
The Danube flows through 9 countries and is the most mainstream river in the world. The tributaries extend to six countries including Switzerland, Poland, Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia, and finally inject into the Black Sea in Sulina, eastern Romania.
The Danube has a total length of 2,850 kilometers, and a drainage area of 817,000 square kilometers. The Danube is the river that flows through most countries in the world.