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Longest rivers in Europe ranked

Start at the bottom of the list and work up, and the gaps tell their own story. The Ebro River sits at 960 km in twentieth, the Tisza River just above it at 966 km, then the Loire River at 1,012 km and the Daugava River at 1,020 km. The Tagus River comes in sixteenth at 1,038 km, the Vistula River fifteenth at 1,047 km, the Donets River fourteenth at 1,053 km, and the Elbe River thirteenth at 1,091 km. The Desna River holds twelfth at 1,130 km, the Rhine River eleventh at 1,236 km, and the Dniester River closes the top ten at 1,352 km. From there it climbs: the Belaya River ninth at 1,430 km, the Oka River eighth at 1,500 km, the Kama River seventh at 1,805 km, the Pechora River sixth at 1,809 km, the Don River fifth at 1,950 km, the Dnieper River fourth at 2,290 km, and the Ural River third at 2,428 km. The Danube River takes second at 2,860 km, and the Volga River tops it all at 3,690 km, the longest in Europe. Figures pulled from the CIA World Factbook and geographical references, with the caveat that measurements differ depending on who's doing the measuring.

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Longest rivers in Europe ranked

Start at the bottom of the list and work up, and the gaps tell their own story. The Ebro River sits at 960 km in twentieth, the Tisza River just above it at 966 km, then the Loire River at 1,012 km and the Daugava River at 1,020 km. The Tagus River comes in sixteenth at 1,038 km, the Vistula River fifteenth at 1,047 km, the Donets River fourteenth at 1,053 km, and the Elbe River thirteenth at 1,091 km. The Desna River holds twelfth at 1,130 km, the Rhine River eleventh at 1,236 km, and the Dniester River closes the top ten at 1,352 km. From there it climbs: the Belaya River ninth at 1,430 km, the Oka River eighth at 1,500 km, the Kama River seventh at 1,805 km, the Pechora River sixth at 1,809 km, the Don River fifth at 1,950 km, the Dnieper River fourth at 2,290 km, and the Ural River third at 2,428 km. The Danube River takes second at 2,860 km, and the Volga River tops it all at 3,690 km, the longest in Europe. Figures pulled from the CIA World Factbook and geographical references, with the caveat that measurements differ depending on who's doing the measuring.

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