it is 6,400 kilometres from the sea. (4,000 miles)
The Amazon River, by far the greatest giver of river sediments.
The Congo River discharges it waters some 200 miles into the Atlantic Ocean
The Amazon River is exclusively in South America. The Amazon River proper flows mostly in Peru and Brazil. It flows from its origin in the Peruvian Andes not far from the western coast of South America, just clips the country of Colombia, and flows mainly through Brazil. It terminates in a large delta on the Atlantic Ocean. It has tributaries flowing from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. These river systems in these five countries are called the Upper Amazon.
The Amazon has by FAR the largest discharge of water. And to the person below- clouds are made of water vapor.
35 miles
The Atlantic Ocean is the outflow for the Amazon Rver. The Amazon is responsible for 20 percent of the total volume of fresh water entering the oceans worldwide. The Amazon discharges over 3.5 million cubic feet of water per second into the Atlantic. Because of this massive outflow, the water is fresh in open ocean for several miles. The salinity of the ocean is noticeably lower as far as 310 miles [500 kilometers] out to sea.
2000 miles
the Mississippi river is 2,252 miles long
The Mississippi River flows from north to south, running through many Midwestern US states. It empties directly into the Gulf of Mexico. It NEVER empties into ANY ocean. The State of Florida separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean; The Mississippi River is far away from both Florida and the Atlantic! Water currents from the Atlantic flow into the Gulf south and southwest of Florida, especially during hurricane season.
Yes! The Amazon River is the greatest by far, but there are many other rivers throughout South America.
The worlds widest river is by far the Amazon in South America.
The two rivers are the Murray and the Darling Rivers which, together with their many tributaries, drain the southeastern quadrant of the continent. The Darling River flows into the Murray, which in turn has its mouth at Encounter Bay in South Australia.It is disputed, however, whether the Murray empties into the Southern Ocean or the Indian Ocean. Geographers cannot agree on the northern boundary of the Southern Ocean but, as far as Australia is concerned, the river system drains into the Southern Ocean, not the Indian Ocean.