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23 Νοε 2024 · The total length of the river—as measured from the headwaters of the Ucayali-Apurímac river system in southern Peru—is at least 4,000 miles (6,400 km), which makes it slightly shorter than the Nile River but still the equivalent of the distance from New York City to Rome.
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In July 2008, the Brazilian Institute for Space Research (INPE) published a news article on their webpage, claiming that the Amazon River was 140 km (87 mi) longer than the Nile. The Amazon's length was calculated as 6,992 km (4,345 mi), taking the Apacheta Creek as its source.
2 Φεβ 2024 · Comparing Length: Is the Amazon Longer than the Nile? People can’t agree if the Amazon or the Nile is longer. Recent studies suggest the Amazon might be longer than the Nile. But, no matter the debate, the Amazon is significant. It flows through South America, linking many ecosystems and cultures.
For most of the last century, the Nile has been considered the world’s longest river, at 4,132 miles (6,650 km) compared to the Amazon’s 3,976 miles (6,400 km). But the matter has now been complicated by a series of expeditions to an extinct Andean volcano called Nevado Mismi near Arequipa in southern Peru.
The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It has historically been considered the longest river in the world, [3] [4] though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer. [5] [6] Of the world's major rivers, the Nile is one of the smallest, as measured by annual flow in cubic metres of water. [7]
18 Ιουν 2007 · The Brazilian scientists' 14-day expedition extended the Amazon's length by about 176 miles (284 kilometers), making it 65 miles (105 kilometers) longer than the Nile.
27 Ιουν 2023 · The Encyclopedia Britannica gives the length of the Nile as 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles), to 6,400 kilometers (3,977 miles) for the Amazon, measuring the latter from the headwaters of the...
