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The Encyclopaedia Britannica gives the length of the Nile as 6,650km, to 6,400km for the Amazon, measuring the latter from the headwaters of the Apurimac river in southern Peru. In 2014 ...

Mercury concentrations would be lower in the headwaters of the rivers and would increase along the course of the river. Mercury accumulates in the food chain, especially in fish consumed by the ...

Protecting the Amazon’s headwaters Mongabay’s short documentary ... the main source of the Amazon River. During their journey, they stop at villages to talk to communities, especially the ...