Amazon Longer Than Nile River, Scientists SayThe Amazon River, not the Nile, is the longest in the world, a team of Brazilian scientists claims. The scientists claim to have traced the river's source to a snow-capped mountain in southern Peru, adding a new twist in the swirling debate over the longest river label. The Amazon is considered the world's largest river by volume, but scientists have be
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