Question

Major rivers of asia continent their origin

Answer 1

ganga river , brahmputra river, indus river which is located in india
yangtze river located in china
lena river which flow into the arctic ocean located in russia.
ob river which is located in western siberia, russia.

Answer 2

★ Major Rivers of Asia ★

With their lengths and countriesː

1. Yangtze-Kiang → 6300km → China
2. Yellow River → 5464km → China
3. Mekonɡ River → 4350km → China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
4. Lena → 4294km → Russia
5. Brahmaputra → 3848km → China, India and Banɡladesh
6. Ob → 3700km → Russia
7. Yenisey → 3487km → Russia
8. Salween → 3289km → China, Myanmar and Thailand
9. Indus → 3180km → China, India and Pakistan
10. Amur → 2824km → Russia and China
11. Euphrates → 2800km → Turkey, Syria and Iraq
12. Amu‐Darya → 2620km → Afɡhanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
13. Ganga → 2525km → India and Banɡladesh
14. Pearl river → 2400km → China
15. Syr-Darya → 2256km → Kyrɡyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan
16. Irrawaddy → 2210km → Myanmar
17. Kolyma → 2130km → Russia
18. Tiɡris → 1900km → Turkey, Syria and Iraq

★ Some Facts ★

• Indus, Brahmaputra and Ganga makes the three important major rivers in the Indian subcontinent.
• Ganga is the longest river in India with having it's source( Gangotri glacier )in Uttarakhand whereas Godavari is the India's longest river that flowing within the country.
• Yangtze-kiang is the longest river in Asia continent and the third longest river in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country.
• India has got it's name from Indus river.
• Ganga ranks 3rd in the world in terms of discharge of cubic volume annually with a drainage area of 1,731,334km² and an average discharge of 38,129m³/s.
• Indus river makes the world's most ancient civilizations known as Harappan civilization or Indus valley civilization.