Friday, 25 September 2020

Could the River Amazon ever run dry?

 No. The water that flows down the River Amazon in South America fell as snow or rain in a vast area known as a drainage basin. This draining basin is the largest in the world and includes eight countries, covering an area three-quarters the size of the USA.


TOP FIVE longest rivers in the world

  • NILE(Africa) 6,695 km
  • Amazon(South America) 6,448 km
  • Yangtze(Asia) 6,378km
  • Mississippi/Missouri(North America) 6,228km
  • OB(Asia) 5,570km

Top five largest lakes

  1. Caspian Sea: central Asia 371,000 sq km
  2. Michigan/Huron: Canada/USA 117,436 sq km
  3. Superior: Canada/USA 82,103 sq km
  4. Victoria: east Africa 69,485 sq km
  5. Tanganyika: central-east Africa 32,893 sq km

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