Question

Which river crosses the equator twice?
A. Amazon
B.Congo
C.Nile
D.Orinoco

Answer 1

Hint:Equator is a case of a planetary equator. Equator length is about 40,075 kilometres long. The equator region comprises water majorly .In the equator major region that is (78.8)percent lies across water and rest of 21.3% covers the land.

Complete answer:
Amazon:The Amazon River in South America is the largest river, by discharge volume of the water. and it is the disputed longest river in the world.

Congo:The Congo River, also called the Zaire River, is the 2nd longest river in Africa. It is Shorter than the Nile river. It is the 2nd largest river in the world from the discharge volume.This Congo river surrounds the equator, with a river crossing the equator twice.

Nile:Nile river is the major north flowing river, present in northern eastern Africa. This is the longest river in Africa. This is also the disputed longest river in the world. Brazilian scientists claim that the Amazon River is longer in comparison to the Nile river.

Orinoco:The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America .This river accounts for 2250 km. The orinoco river drainage basin covers 880,000 km. Thus the river accounts for the 4th largest river in the world from the discharge volume of the water.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:The Congo River situated in Central Africa carries 1.25 million feet of water. This river is the one of the deepest rivers in the world.The Congo River is only the real highway in the vast Central Africa.