The Amazon, measuring a mighty river
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
The Amazon, the world's largest river, discharges enough water into the sea each day to provide fresh water to the City of New York for over 9 years. Its flow accounts for about 15 percent of all the fresh water discharged into the oceans by all the rivers of the world. By comparison, the Amazon's flow is over 4 times that of the Congo River, the world's second largest river. And it is 10 times that of the Mississippi, the largest river on the North American Continent.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | The Amazon, measuring a mighty river |
| DOI | 10.3133/70046378 |
| Year Published | 1967 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, DC |
| Description | 16 p. |
| Country | Brazil |
| Other Geospatial | Amazon River |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |