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Iquitos & Macapá |
the Amazon
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$600 |
J |
CITIES ON THE RIVER |
2024-10-04 |
#9175 |
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One of the world's largest freshwater fish at almost 10 feet in length, the pirarucu is found in this river system |
the Amazon
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$1,200 |
DJ |
THE RIVER |
2023-02-14 |
#8807 |
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Rising in Colombia, the Rio Negro (or black river) flows about 1,400 miles before joining this massive river |
the Amazon
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$400 |
DJ |
COLORFUL RIVERS |
2021-03-10 |
#8353 |
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In the 1540s Francisco de Orellana made the first known trip down its entire length |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
DJ |
WORLD RIVERS |
2020-02-17 |
#8161 |
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This river flows some 4,000 miles to its mouth in the Atlantic on the coast of Brazil |
the Amazon
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$400 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2018-11-14 |
#7863 |
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Parintins &Manaus |
the Amazon
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$1,200 |
DJ |
CITIES ON THE RIVER |
2015-11-10 |
#7167 |
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It drains an area of 2.7 million square miles in 7 South American countries |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
DJ |
WORLD RIVERS |
2013-02-01 |
#6535 |
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Crack open a Brazil nut & tell us of your time as a captain on the Rio Madeira, a major tributary of this river |
the Amazon
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2012-01-13 |
#6290 |
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Tocantins, Madeira, Rio Negro |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
J |
THE RIVER'S TRIBUTARIES |
2011-10-10 |
#6221 |
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Although its ultimate source is still debated, this river flows into the Atlantic |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
J |
RIVERS |
2011-07-28 |
#6204 |
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This river carries more water than the Mississippi, Yangtze & Nile combined |
the Amazon
DD
|
$3,000 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2009-05-06 |
#5688 |
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The Orinoco begins in Venezuela's state that's named for this other river |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
2008-02-18 |
#5401 |
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Its upper branch is the Maranon, the lower branch the Ucayali; both flow in Peru |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
DJ |
LATIN AMERICAN LAKES & RIVERS |
2006-05-26 |
#5010 |
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Iquitos & Obidos |
the Amazon
|
$2,000 |
DJ |
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT |
2004-04-15 |
#4524 |
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(Jeff Probst gives the clue from Brazil.) The Rio Negro is a major tributary of this river, South America's longest |
the Amazon
|
$600 |
J |
RIVERS |
2003-12-30 |
#4447 |
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The forest around it is called the "Lungs of the World" because it supplies so much of the Earth's oxygen |
Amazon
DD
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$2,000 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
2003-01-20 |
#4236 |
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The world's largest river in volume, it has 7 tributaries longer than 1,000 miles |
the Amazon
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$1,600 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2002-02-12 |
#4022 |
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In Spanish the name of this 4,000-mile-long river is 2 letters longer than in English |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
2002-01-02 |
#3993 |
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This nearly 4,000-mile-long river begins high in the Andes Mountains |
Amazon
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2001-12-27 |
#3989 |
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Obidos, Iquitos |
the Amazon
DD
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$2,000 |
DJ |
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT |
2001-01-29 |
#3781 |
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This South American river widens to about 150 miles at its mouth |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2000-12-25 |
#3756 |
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This river's drainage basin, the world's largest, includes parts of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador & Colombia |
Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2000-06-08 |
#3644 |
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This South American river carries nearly 20% of the Earth's total water discharge to the ocean |
Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
2000-02-25 |
#3570 |
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2 of South America's longest rivers, the Madeira & the Purus, flow into this even longer river |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1999-11-25 |
#3504 |
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It falls in altitude over 16,000 feet over its first 600 miles & only another 800 feet over the last 3,600 miles |
Amazon
DD
|
$2,500 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1999-03-02 |
#3342 |
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Even though it's the world's second longest river, it still has the world's largest drainage basin |
Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1998-10-13 |
#3242 |
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At the end of its almost 4,000 mile run, it's hard to tell it began in glacier fed lakes in Peru |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
J |
A RIVER RUNS FROM IT |
1998-06-19 |
#3195 |
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Before it reaches Manaus, Brazil, this river is known as the Solimoes |
the Amazon
|
$600 |
DJ |
CRY ME A RIVER |
1998-04-28 |
#3157 |
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The Ucayali & Maranon rivers converge near Nauta, Peru, forming this river |
Amazon
|
$500 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1997-10-07 |
#3012 |
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While cruising down this river in 1542, Francisco de Orellana was attacked by female warriors; thus, its name |
the Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
REALLY LONG RIVERS |
1997-09-22 |
#3001 |
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This river has hundreds of tributaries, including more than 200 in Brazil alone |
the Amazon
|
$300 |
J |
RIVERS |
1997-04-28 |
#2926 |
|
This South American river has more than a thousand known tributaries |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
1996-09-02 |
#2756 |
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Its largest tributary, the Rio Negro, is called the Guainia in Colombia |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1996-05-09 |
#2704 |
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This South American river carries more water than any other in the world |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
1995-12-18 |
#2601 |
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The Spanish & Portuguese names are the same for this 3,900-mile-long South American river |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1995-04-20 |
#2459 |
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This river's basin covers about 2.7 million square miles |
the Amazon
|
$800 |
DJ |
RIVER BASINS |
1995-01-17 |
#2392 |
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The Madeira River on the border between Bolivia & Brazil is a major tributary of this river |
the Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1994-12-21 |
#2373 |
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This South American river drains about 5% of the Earth's total land area |
the Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
RIVERS |
1994-01-18 |
#2162 |
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In South America, the Parana River is second in size only to this one |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1993-05-13 |
#2014 |
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In northern Peru the Ucayili & Maranon Rivers merge to form this mighty river |
the Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1993-04-07 |
#1988 |
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Lake Villafro in southern Peru is regarded as the remotest source of this river |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
1992-03-23 |
#1751 |
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The Rio Negro in South America is the longest tributary of the river |
the Amazon
|
$200 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1991-05-17 |
#1560 |
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The actual source of this river in the snow-covered Andes of Peru wasn't discovered until this century |
the Amazon
|
$400 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1991-03-12 |
#1512 |
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Oceangoing ships can travel 1,000 miles up this river to the Brazilian port of Manaus |
the Amazon
|
$100 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1991-02-22 |
#1500 |
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Some say it was named after the Indian word for "boat destroyer", some say after a race of women warriors |
Amazon
|
$200 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1988-01-13 |
#778 |
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It carries more water than the longest rivers in Asia, Africa & No. America combined |
the Amazon
|
|
FJ |
RIVERS |
1984-09-25 |
#12 |