Rivers provide important resources and improve the quality of human life and play an important role in conserving natural ecosystems and biodiversity.
Sacred River Prince Siddhartha Gautama, born about 563 B.C., having renounced his throne and wealth, wandered for six years in a state of complete self-denial in the valley of the Ganges with a few friends. After that he began to preach a new doctrine – Buddhism. At the age of 45, Siddhartha Gautama, who received […]
The Rio Grande is a river that flows through the United States and Mexico, serving as an important natural boundary and a source of water supply, irrigation, and biodiversity. More than just a body of water, the Rio Grande River is an important element of the region’s ecosystem, economy, and politics, as well as a
The Oder River is one of the largest rivers in Central Europe. It is an important waterway and a source of water supply for many cities and regions. The river is of great importance for transportation, agriculture, industry and recreation in the surrounding areas. Geography The Oder River carries its waters through the Czech Republic,
The Armenian highlands of Asia Minor and Transcaucasia, its Taurus range, among the slopes of the southern end of which Lake Hazar is located, form a single mountain chain with the Lesser Caucasus. One of the ancient names of the Caspian Sea is also Khazar. That is, in the geographical system of concepts, the Tigris
Despite the fact that the Greek geographer and historian Strabo in 18 AD called the river in the center of Europe by the Old Scandinavian word “Elfr” (river), modern scientists doubt that the name Elbe has Scandinavian roots. If only because it does not flow into the Baltic Sea and has no outlet to Scandinavia.
The photo shows St. Louis, a city on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the state of Missouri. Its calling card is the huge Gateway Arch, also called the “Gateway to the West”. The height, as well as the width of the base of the arch, is 192 meters. The observation deck at
The long and eventful life of the Vistula River began at the very beginning of the modern stage of the Earth’s history (the geological Quaternary Period, or Anthropogenic Period), when the climate cooled markedly. Over the last two million years, glaciation has covered the territory of present-day Poland eight times. Glaciers slid down from Scandinavia,
The Dnieper River is one of the largest and most important rivers in Europe. It flows through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine and is about 2,290 kilometers long, making it the third-longest river in Europe after the Volga and Danube. History Even in ancient times, long before it became part of the famous route “from the
The Columbia River is a large river that flows in North America and is about 2,000 kilometers long. The Columbia River flows through the province of British Columbia in Canada and the states of Washington and Oregon in the United States. The Columbia River is important to the region through which it flows. It serves
The Orinoco is a river in South America, one of the continent’s largest rivers. The Orinoco River flows through several countries, including Venezuela and Colombia, and also washes the shores of Brazil. Its total length is about 2,140 kilometers. The Orinoco is one of the most important rivers in South America and is of great
The Orange River is the largest river in South Africa, flowing through three countries – Lesotho, South Africa, and Namibia. It is about 2,200 km long and is an important source of drinking water, as well as being used to irrigate agricultural land. The river begins in Lesotho, then flows through South Africa and Namibia
The Nile is the longest river on the African continent. It is more than 6,000 km long. But not everywhere its waters flow as leisurely and quietly as we are used to seeing in postcards. In Sudan, near Khartoum, the Blue Nile accelerates and its waters turn into thundering waterfalls. Africa’s Longest River The Nile
The Missouri is one of the largest rivers in North America, flowing through several U.S. states, including Montana, Nevada, and Missouri. The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, about 2,341 miles (3,767 km) long. The Missouri River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River and together with it forms the largest
The Zambezi is a river in South Africa, one of the continent’s largest rivers. The Zambezi is about 2,700 kilometers long and flows through six countries: Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The Zambezi is one of the most famous rivers in the world because of the Victorian Falls, which are located on the
The Volga is of great importance to Russian culture and history. The river is mentioned in Russian folk songs, poetry and literature, and its banks are home to many historical and cultural monuments. Europe’s longest river The Volga is the largest and longest river in the Russian Plain and the longest river in Europe. The
The Euphrates is a river that flows through several countries in the Middle East, including Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. The Euphrates is one of the two major rivers in the region, the other being the Tigris. History The banks of the Euphrates River were inhabited many thousands of years ago. In ancient times, Mesopotamia, an
South America’s Longest River The Amazon River is one of the largest rivers in the world, located in South America. It is about 6,400 km long and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The Amazon passes through several countries, including Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. It is a vital source of fresh water and
South American River The Parana is the second largest river in South America after the Amazon. Adjusting for the difficulties of translation, if we take the names given by the indigenous peoples of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina to the Parana River (this is the accent on the name pronounced in Spanish and Portuguese), their meanings
The Congo River, Africa’s second longest river, was called the Zaire River from 1971 to 1997. The banks of the river, almost all of its length overgrown with equatorial forests, remained for centuries an unexplored territory for Europeans. Mouth of the Congo The mouth of the Congo River was discovered in 1482 by the Portuguese
