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The Vltava (/ ˈvʊltəvə, ˈvʌl -/ VU (U)L-tə-və, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ]Czech: [ˈvl̩tava] ⓘ; German: Moldau [ˈmɔldaʊ] ⓘ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague, and finally merging with the Elbe at ...
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Tambopata River, 402 km. Río de Las Piedras or Tacuatimanu, 621 km. Pariamanu River. Inambari River, 437 km. Manú River. Purús River, 483 km. Acre River. Iaco River or Yaco. Chandless River.
Statistics. Peru has a total land area of 1,285,220 km 2 [3] and a total water area of 5,000 km 2. In terms of maritime area, the country claims a continental shelf of 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi), a territorial sea of 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) and an Exclusive economic zone of 857,000 km 2 (331,000 sq mi). [4]
Sacred Valley of the Incas. The Sacred Valley of the Incas (Spanish: Valle Sagrado de los Incas; Quechua: Willka Qhichwa), or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it was referred to as the "Valley of Yucay ".
Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. [11] Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital ...
Water volume. 309,502,000 m 3 (250,917 acre⋅ft) Surface elevation. 725.6 m (2,381 ft) Islands. 1. The Lipno Reservoir (Czech: přehrada Lipno) is a dam and hydroelectric plant constructed along the Vltava River in the Czech Republic. It is the largest water area in the Czech Republic.
Amazon River. The Shanay-timpishka, also known as La Bomba, is a tributary of the Amazon River, called the "only boiling river in the world". [1][2] It is 6.4 km (4.0 mi) long. It is known for the very high temperature of its waters—from 45 °C (113 °F) to nearly 100 °C (212 °F). The name "Shanay-timpishka" means 'boiled by the heat of the ...