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... miles ( 3,200 km ) long . Navigable throughout the year , the Amazon can accom- modate large freighters as far inland as Ma- naus , 1,000 miles upriver from the Atlantic . The Amazon flows over a gently sloping ter- rain and is ...
... miles ( 3,200 km ) long . Navigable throughout the year , the Amazon can accom- modate large freighters as far inland as Ma- naus , 1,000 miles upriver from the Atlantic . The Amazon flows over a gently sloping ter- rain and is ...
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... miles ) . The Bushveld Complex underlies an area of about 50,000 square km ( 20,000 square miles ) ; and the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe , another layered complex , has been traced for more than 480 km ( 300 miles ) . Although these large ...
... miles ) . The Bushveld Complex underlies an area of about 50,000 square km ( 20,000 square miles ) ; and the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe , another layered complex , has been traced for more than 480 km ( 300 miles ) . Although these large ...
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... miles ( 636 km ) and an average width of 30 miles ( 48 km ) . It contains about one- fifth of the fresh water on the Earth's surface , some 5,500 cubic miles ( 23,000 cubic km ) . Into Lake Baikal flow 336 rivers and streams , of which ...
... miles ( 636 km ) and an average width of 30 miles ( 48 km ) . It contains about one- fifth of the fresh water on the Earth's surface , some 5,500 cubic miles ( 23,000 cubic km ) . Into Lake Baikal flow 336 rivers and streams , of which ...
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