Imilambo iyimfuneko kwaye ngokwembali ibiyimfuneko kuthutho kunye nokutya kunye nesondlo. Izixeko ezininzi ezidumileyo nempucuko zazixhomekeke kwimilambo ukuze zimiswe yaye ngokufuthi zixhomekeke kuyo ukuze zikhule, kwananamhlanje. Ngelixa ukulinganisa ubude kunye nobukhulu bemilambo kudla ngokuba ngumdlalo woqikelelo ngenxa yokuguquguquka kolu manani, oku kulandelayo kuvunywa njengeyona mide kwaye inamandla ehlabathini.
Umlambo iNayile
Umlambo iNayile ohamba ngasemantla kudala ngowona mlambo mde ehlabathini, kwaye mhlawumbi nowona mlambo udumileyo ehlabathini. Impucuko ezininzi zikhulele kulo mlambo, ngakumbi amaJiphutha amandulo. UmNayile useMpuma Afrika kwaye uhamba kumazwe amaninzi, kuquka iSudan, iRwanda, iTanzania, iKenya, i-Ethiopia, i-Uganda, kwaye, ngokuqinisekileyo, i-Egypt yanamhlanje. Ukuqukuqela kumgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-4,130, kunzima ukuhamba umNayile, ngokupheleleyo ngenxa yeengozi zayo ezibi okanye iingxangxasi zamanzi amhlophe. Abantu abahlala ngaselunxwemeni lomNayile basaxhomekeke kulo mlambo udumileyo ngokulima, amanzi, ukuloba nokuthutha.
Umlambo waseAmazon
IAmazon enkulu ngowona mlambo wesibini ubude ehlabathini, kodwa isengowona mlambo mkhulu ngokomthamo. Owona mlambo ubanzi ehlabathini, kwiindawo ezithile, akunakwenzeka ukujonga kwelinye icala! UMlambo iAmazon nawo ubeka ibango kwisihloko sesona sikhululo sokuhambisa amanzi. IAmazon imalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-4,345 ubude, kodwa umthamo wayo omkhulu uthetha ukuba ibambe i-20% yamanzi acocekileyo omhlaba. Ifumaneka eMzantsi Melika, iAmazon ihamba phakathi kwezizwe zasePeru, eVenezuela, eBolivia, eKholombiya, e-Ecuador naseBrazil ngaphambi kokuba iye kuLwandlekazi lweAtlantiki. Ikhaya lehlengesi elipinki elinqabileyo, iAmazon ngumqolo wehlathi elinegama elifanayo, apho izilwanyana ezininzi kunye nezityalo zenza ikhaya labo. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, akukho bhulorho inqumla lo mlambo unamandla aneqela lemijelo eyaziwayo njengeRio Negro, iTigre, iUcayali, iTambo, iYapura, neCaqueta Rivers.
Umlambo waseYangtze
Ifumaneka eTshayina, umlambo iYangtze uqukuqela umgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-3,964 kwaye ngowona mlambo umde kwihlabathi kwaye ngowona mlambo mde ukuqukuqela kwilizwe elinye. IYangtze idlala indima ebalulekileyo kuqoqosho nakwinkcubeko yaseTshayina. Iqukuqela kwiindawo ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zendalo kunye neendawo zokuhlala kwaye likhaya lezidalwa ezaziwayo ezifana ne-Chinese paddlefish, iingwenya zaseTshayina, kunye nehlengesi lomlambo elidumileyo laseTshayina. Lo mlambo ukwayindawo ye-Three Gorges Dam, esinye sezikhululo zombane ezinkulu emhlabeni.
Umlambo waseMississippi
Umlambo iMississippi uhamba umgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-2,320, ufikelela kwiGulf of Mexico kufutshane nesixeko esinyakazelayo saseNew Orleans. I-Mississippi kudala ibalulekile kubantu bomthonyama belizwekazi, kodwa namhlanje isathenjwa ngamanzi, intlanzi, izithuthi, kunye nolonwabo. Izixeko needolophu ezininzi ziye zakhulela kulo mlambo, kuquka iSt. Louis, eMissouri; eMemphis, eTennessee; eMinneapolis, eMinnesota; kunye neNatchez, Mississippi. Ngokwembali, umlambo wakha imvelaphi yamadabi amakhulu eMfazwe yamakhaya. Ikwanxulunyaniswa nokuhamba nge-steamboat, kwaye uninzi lwezi nqanawa zisenokubonakala zidada phezu kwamanzi ayo.
Umlambo waseYenisei
Umlambo waseYenisei uhamba ngeekhilomitha ezingama-2,136 ukusuka kwimvelaphi yawo eMongolia. Omnye weyona milambo inde eAsiya, iYenisei iqukuqela emazantsi iye emantla ukuya kumbindi weSiberia, apho ithi ekugqibeleni iye kuthi xhaxhe kuLwandle olubandayo lweKara, oluyinxalenye yoLwandlekazi lweArctic. Umlambo weYenesei uqukuqelela kwiChibi iBaikal, ekucingelwa ukuba lelona chibi lamanzi acocekileyo amadala ehlabathini. Ukutyhubela iwaka leminyaka, abantu abaninzi abahlukeneyo baye bathembela kwiYenisei ngamanzi, ukutya (ingakumbi isalmon kunye nesturgeon), kunye nokuhamba.
Umlambo oMthubi
Umlambo oMthubi okanye i-Huang Ngumlambo wesibini ubude e-China kwaye ungomnye weyona milambo mide ehlabathini. Umlambo uhamba ngeekhilomitha ezingama-3,395 ukusuka kumthombo wayo kwiiNtaba zeBayan Har ukuya emlonyeni wayo eLwandle lwaseBohai. Isitya soMlambo oMthubi kuthiwa yindawo yokuzalwa kwempucuko yaseTshayina. Lo mlambo ubalulekile ekulimeni kodwa ukwadume ngezikhukula ezitshabalalisayo. U-Huang He uhamba ngamaphondo asixhenxe aseTshayina kwaye kuthiwa wondla abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezili-140. Iibhulorho eziwela umlambo omkhulu zifumaneka eShandong, eHenan, eGansu, naseShanxi.
Ob umlambo
Efumaneka kwiNtshona yeSiberia eRashiya, i-Ob River okanye i-Obi ihamba ngeekhilomitha ezingama-2,268 ukusuka kumthombo wayo kwiiNtaba zeKatun. Elona chweba lasentshona kwimilambo emithathu emikhulu yaseSiberia, iOb inechweba elide kakhulu kwesi sijikelezi-langa. Umlambo ungena kwiGulf of Ob, eyinxalenye yoLwandlekazi lweArctic. I-Ob ibalulekile kubantu abahlala kufuphi neebhanki zayo; ibonelela ngamanzi, intlanzi, ukunkcenkceshela, namandla ombane ophehlwa ngamanzi. Izixeko ezikhulu ezikhulele kwi-Ob ziquka iBarnaul, iNovosibirsk, kunye neSurgut.
Parana umlambo
Ifumaneka eMzantsi Melika, uMlambo iParana uphuma eBrazil ukuya kuLwandlekazi lweAtlantiki, ubude obuziikhilomitha ezingama-3,032. Inqumla kumazwe aseBrazil, eParaguay naseArgentina. Lo mlambo ngumthombo obalulekileyo wengeniso yabalobi yaye, ngokuqinisekileyo, njengesondlo kubantu abahlala kufutshane nawo. Ngenxa yokuba uninzi lwalo mzila wamanzi unokuhamba ngenqanawa, kuyafuneka nakwizinto zokuhamba.
Umlambo waseCongo
Umlambo waseCongo uhamba ngeekhilomitha ezingama-2,920 kwaye ngowona mlambo unzulu emhlabeni. Ngokuphathelele ukukhutshwa kwamanzi, iCongo ikwindawo yesibini emva koMlambo iAmazon. Umthombo walo mlambo mkhulu ukwiintaba zeRift yaseMpuma Afrika; amachibi atya kuMlambo iLualaba, owaba yiCongo ngaphantsi kweeNgxangxasi zeBoyoma. Ngokutsho kwababhali-mbali, umlambo kwakheka malunga nezigidi ezibini kwiminyaka eyadlulayo. Namhlanje, ithemba lelokuba usenokusetyenziswa kakhulu kumbane ophehlwa ngamanzi.
Umlambo wase-Amur
Uqukuqela umgama oziikhilomitha ezili-1,755, uMlambo i-Amur ungena kwiStrait yaseTartary. Lo mlambo uyinxalenye yomda ophakathi kwempuma yeRashiya nomntla-mpuma weTshayina, uqala kwiinduli ezikumntla-mpuma weTshayina. I-Amur ibalulekile kwezoqoqosho kummandla worhwebo; iimpahla ezinjengamaplanga, iinkozo, intlanzi, neoli zihla zinyuka rhoqo. I-Amur ngumthombo odumileyo weKaluga sturgeon, ubumnandi behlabathi.