Largest river drainage basins worldwide as of 2021 (in square kilometers)
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Visual Capitalist. (March 13, 2021). Largest river drainage basins worldwide as of 2021 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221316/ten-largest-river-basin-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist. "Largest river drainage basins worldwide as of 2021 (in square kilometers)." Chart. March 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221316/ten-largest-river-basin-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist. (2021). Largest river drainage basins worldwide as of 2021 (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221316/ten-largest-river-basin-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist. "Largest River Drainage Basins Worldwide as of 2021 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221316/ten-largest-river-basin-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist, Largest river drainage basins worldwide as of 2021 (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221316/ten-largest-river-basin-worldwide/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Largest river drainage basins worldwide as of 2021 (in square kilometers) [Graph], Visual Capitalist, March 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221316/ten-largest-river-basin-worldwide/