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The Amazon: Fastest River In South America
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The Amazon is the longest river in the South America. It originates in the Peruvian Andes, and flows approximately 6, 450km (4, 000 miles) to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the world’s second longest river. No other river approaches its volume of flow, which exceeds that of the world’s 10 next largest rivers, combined. Another large river system in South America is that of Parana, Paraguay and Uruguay rivers, the waters from which empty into the Plata estuary. The Parana River is navigable for ocean-going vessels as far upstream as Rosario, Argentina. A large combined bridge and dam completed in 1981at Salto Grande Marks the head of Navigation on the Uruguay River. Other navigable rivers in South America include

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