How many bridges actually cross the Amazon river?

It lacks one thing, though, that makes it different than most rivers: bridges. Over the course of its 4,000-mile-plus length, not a single bridge crosses the Amazon River.



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Walking the Amazon was an expedition conceived and successfully completed by British explorer Ed Stafford. It was the first recorded time anyone had journeyed the entire length of the Amazon River from source to sea on foot and was recognised as an official Guinness World Record.

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The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile.

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There are no bridges across the Amazon. You can cross the river on foot in some stretches. About 3000 species of fish are known to live in the river (and the number is increasing).

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In areas where vast inland waterways are insufficiently policed, these kinds of vessels can be an easy target for pirates. These conditions are particularly common in the Amazon areas, where locals call these criminals 'river rats'.

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Here are 12 amazing facts about the Amazon.
  • The Amazon River Once Flowed in the Opposite Direction. ...
  • It's the Largest River in the World by Volume. ...
  • And the Second Longest River on Earth. ...
  • It Affects Sea Level in the Caribbean Sea. ...
  • It's Home to the Amazon River Dolphin. ...
  • The Dorado Catfish Also Lives Here.


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The North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal is arguably one of the most isolated places on earth, both through remote location and inaccessible population. The small island of around 60 square km is located off the Norwest coast of Indonesia and has been far from explored.

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The pyramid was built over 5,000 years ago, even before the pyramids of Egypt and Mesopotamia, a time when archeologists had believed the Amazon was populated only by hunter-gatherers.

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Here are 12 amazing facts about the Amazon.
  • The Amazon River Once Flowed in the Opposite Direction. ...
  • It's the Largest River in the World by Volume. ...
  • And the Second Longest River on Earth. ...
  • It Affects Sea Level in the Caribbean Sea. ...
  • It's Home to the Amazon River Dolphin. ...
  • The Dorado Catfish Also Lives Here.


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