With around 25,000 miles of flowing water, the United States is in the top five countries in the world for longest waterways. But what’s even more impressive is how many rivers – from massive routes of watercraft transit to small, winding passes – there are. Depending on which data set you’re looking at, more than … Read more
Throughout the centuries, rivers have been an essential part of our lives. Rivers offer us drinking water as well as a means to transport products. The water also helps us to keep the land fertilized and plays an imperative part in the ecology of the earth. Rivers offer a natural habitat to wildlife, such as … Read more
Southwest Asia, often colloquially referred to as the Middle East, is home to many countries. These countries include Iraq, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Armenia, Iran, Georgia, Lebanon, Israel, Oman, Palestine and the Israeli Occupied Territories, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. There are many major rivers that flow through this region, such … Read more
There are several rivers that flow from the Andes Mountains toward the Pacific Ocean. The waters from these rivers are essential to the communities that are dependent on them for drinking and irrigation. Although most of these rivers cannot be navigated, they still function commercially for purposes such as providing the hydroelectric power that supplies … Read more
With more than 100,000 plant and animal species, rivers abound with wildlife. Even fish living in these freshwater habitats include hundreds of species. The Mississippi River in the US alone boasts more than one hundred species of fish. That being said, fish are far from being the only animals living in rivers. Animals ranging from … Read more
The Caribbean Sea is full of captivating islands that offer a wide range of fauna and flora. Cuban happens to be one of these islands that offers you more life than you can imagine. While this country is widely known for offering the best cigars, there is a lot more to it than that. You’d … Read more
It is known that rivers flow downstream as a result of gravity, but that doesn’t always mean they flow south. There are only a few rivers of the hundreds of thousands in the world that flow north, and it is estimated that there are fewer than 100 in the world. Some of the biggest rivers … Read more