Ubuwazi ukuthi uMfula i-Amazon ungomunye wemifula emide kakhulu emhlabeni? Uma uzibuza ukuthi ubude be-Amazon bude kangakanani, bufinyelela amakhilomitha angu-6.800, budlula ubude obulinganiselwa boMfula iNayile obungamakhilomitha angu-6.760.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyaziwa futhi ukuthi ibanga eliphakathi kwamabhange amabili oMfula i-Amazon lingamakhilomitha angama-330. Udaba oluhlobene nobude balo mfula wamanzi angenasawoti lalihlala linempikiswano, kuze kube yilapho iGeographical Society of Lima yenza ucwaningo lapho kwaziwa khona ukuthi i-Amazon yazalelwa e-Andes eningizimu yePeru, emfuleni i-Apacheta emnyangweni we-Arequipa , silunikeza ibanga elide lamakhilomitha ukunqoba uMfula iNayile.
Kuhle ukusho ukuthi imvelaphi yayo iphakeme ngamamitha angaphezu kuka-5.000 futhi idlula ezindaweni zasePeru naseBrazil ngaphambi kokuthi igeleze oLwandlekazi i-Atlantic.
Uma bekufanele siqokomise umfula owodwa oseNyakatho Melika, ngokungangabazeki bekufanele sikhulume ngeMississippi . Lo mfula mude kunayo yonke eNyakatho Melika, ongamakhilomitha angu-3.770, futhi usuyingxenye ebalulekile yesiko laseMelika.
IMississippi ithola indawo yayo yokuqala enyakatho yeMinnesota, okuyiyo kuphela engenela eMissouri, egcina uhambo lwayo eGulf of Mexico.
Eduze koMfula iMississippi sizothola izindawo ezinhle zemvelo ezitshalweni nasezilwaneni , amanzi awo aqukethe ingxenye yesine yazo zonke izinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezikhona eNyakatho Melika.