Multiple choice

The longest inland waterways in the world is

  1. Mississippi river system

  2. The Great Lakes

  3. St. Lawrence

  4. River Rhine
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Explanation

 The Mississippi Waterway : The Mississippi-Ohio waterway connects the interior part of the USA with the Gulf of Mexico in the South. Large steamer can go through this route upto Minneapolis.
The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Waterway : It is an unique water way in the northern part of North America. The ports located on this route have developed just like ocean ports with all facilities. As such large ocean freighters are able to navigate deep inside the continent upto 3,760 km through the estuary of St. Lawrence below Quebec. Rhine Waterway : The Rhine is the most important channel of navigation in this region. It is the world's most heavily trafficked waterway. Rotterdam is located at its mouth in the Netherlands.

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