AMAZON RIVER
💧 Beneath the world's largest river lies ANOTHER river. Invisible. Silent. Flowing for millions of years at a depth of 4,000 meters.
In 2011, Brazilian scientists made a discovery that shocked the world: the Hamza River, a subterranean giant that mirrors the Amazon in the bowels of the Earth.
🔬 What you will discover in this video:
How 241 abandoned oil wells revealed the secret The story of Elizabeth Pimentel and Valiya Hamza, the discoverers Why the Hamza is WIDER than the distance between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro The absurd speed: 100 meters per YEAR (while the Amazon flows 2m per second) Why the Hamza's flow is greater than that of the São Francisco River The scientific controversy: is this a river or an aquifer?
The Mystery of Freshwater Pockets in the Atlantic Ocean The 160 TRILLION cubic meter water system beneath the Amazon
📊 IMPRESSIVE DATA:
→ Length: ~6,000 km (almost the same as the Amazon River)
→ Width: 200 to 400 km (4 times wider than the Amazon)
→ Depth: 4,000 meters
→ Flow rate: 3,000 m³/s (greater than the São Francisco River!)
→ Speed: 10-100 meters per year
→ Discovery: August 2011
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