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May 8, 1906
East Oregonian : E.O
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Factual description of the Amazon River's vast scale, with over 1200 tributaries, year-round steady flow, indigenous misconceptions upon discovery, 180-mile-wide mouth navigable for 1000 miles, and ocean discoloration extending 400 miles.
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THE WORLD'S GREATEST RIVER.
The Amazon is the king of streams. From first to last it receives over 1200 tributaries, of which more than 100 are large-sized rivers and rise so far apart and have their floods and ebbs at such different seasons that the Amazon is at about the same height the year around.
At some points on its lower course one bank is invisible from the other. The beholder seems to be looking on a great yellow sea of fresh water.
When discovered, some tribes of Indians on the lower portion knew nothing of the existence of the opposite shore and did not believe that it existed, saying that "the great river flowed all around the world."
Its mouth, including that of the Para, is 180 miles in width, and it is navigable for large-sized ocean steamers for 1000 miles from the sea and so vast is the flood that the ocean is tinged with yellow for 400 miles from the coast of Brazil.
The Amazon is the king of streams. From first to last it receives over 1200 tributaries, of which more than 100 are large-sized rivers and rise so far apart and have their floods and ebbs at such different seasons that the Amazon is at about the same height the year around.
At some points on its lower course one bank is invisible from the other. The beholder seems to be looking on a great yellow sea of fresh water.
When discovered, some tribes of Indians on the lower portion knew nothing of the existence of the opposite shore and did not believe that it existed, saying that "the great river flowed all around the world."
Its mouth, including that of the Para, is 180 miles in width, and it is navigable for large-sized ocean steamers for 1000 miles from the sea and so vast is the flood that the ocean is tinged with yellow for 400 miles from the coast of Brazil.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Amazon River
Tributaries
Indigenous Beliefs
River Width
Navigability
Where did it happen?
Amazon River, Brazil
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Amazon River, Brazil
Story Details
The Amazon River receives over 1200 tributaries, maintaining steady height year-round. Its width makes banks invisible, resembling a yellow sea. Indigenous tribes believed it flowed around the world. Mouth is 180 miles wide, navigable 1000 miles, tinting ocean yellow for 400 miles.