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Why The Amazon River Flows Backward

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IMAGE: JESSE ALLEN/NASA (USING SRTM DATA COURTESY OF GLOBAL LAND COVER FACILITY/U. MD); RIVER DATA: WWF HYDROSHEDS PROJECT

A river runs backward. Erosion and other processes taking place at Earth’s surface help explain why large portions of the Amazon River (watershed depicted in lighter colors) reversed course.

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