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The River Amazon may actually be the longest river in the world.
Scientists debate whether the Amazon, whose length is at least 6,400 km, or the Nile at about 6,650 km is the longest river. Traditionally, the Nile is considered longer, but recent information suggests that the Amazon may be longer. Debates have been raised in recent decades over the true source and length of the Amazon River. Brazilian and Peruvian studies from 2007 and 2008 have added the waterway from the Amazon's southern outlet through tidal canals and the Para estuary of the Tocantins and have concluded that the Amazon is 6,992 km. As of 2010, the length of both rivers remains open to interpretation. Please note, on the link below, Wikipedia has adjusted their list of rivers by length to reflect this fact.
The length of the Nile river is 7,088 km (4,405 miles). It is the longest river of the world. The length of the Amazon river is 6,575 km (4,086 miles). SOURCE: S. Liu, P. Lu, D. Liu, P. Jin, W. Wang, Pinpointing the sources and measuring the lengths of the principal rivers of the world, International Journal of Digital Earth, Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2009 , pages 80 - 87,DOI: 10.1080/17538940902746082
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Name the longest river in south America?
The amazon river, it is also classified as the longest river in the world.
Is the Amazon River the 1st longest river in the world?
The Amazon is the second longest river in the world at 3,980 miles; the Nile is the longest at 4,135 miles.
Is the mississippi river the second longest river?
no, the second longest river in the world is the amazon
What is latin America's longest river?
Latin America's longest river is the Amazon. The Amazon is 4,200 miles long and accounts for one fifth of the whole planets river flow.
Is the Danube river the longest in the world?
No - the longest river on the planet is the Amazon.
What is 2nd longest river in the world?
amazon river
True or false the world's longest river is Amazon?
False, the Nile is the longest river; the Amazon is the second longest.
Was the Amazon River ever the longest river in the world?
River Nile
Is the Amazon river the longest river?
The Amazon River is not the longest river The Nile river is.
The world's second longest river is on what continent?
The Amazon is the 2nd longest river, the Nile is the longest. The Amazon is the worlds largest quantity of fresh water & is in South America, principly in Brazil.
Which latin American river is the second longest river in the world?
it is the amazon river
Which river is longest in world?
the amazon
