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Brazilian Scientists Discover Underground River beneath the Amazon River
Posted On 25 Aug 2011

According to scientists, the Hamza river flows into deeper parts of the sea, where Amazon region ends. The speed of the water of the Amazon River varies from 0.1 to 2 meters per second, depending on water conditions of the site, while for Hamza, the flow is between 10 and 100 meters per year.
The discovery of Hamza River, which is named in tribute to one Indian researcher, living in Brazil since 1974, was presented at the 12th. International Congress of Brazilian Geophysical Society, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Source: AFP