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Hamza River
The Hamza River (Portuguese: Rio Hamza) is an unofficial name[1] for what seems to be a slowly flowing aquifer in Brazil, approximately 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) long at a depth of nearly 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). Its discovery was announced in 2011 at a meeting of the Brazilian Geophysical Society in Rio de Janeiro. The unofficial name is in honour of scientist Valiya Mannathal Hamza, of Brazil's National Observatory, who has undertaken research on the region for four decades. The Hamza "river" and the Amazon River form a geologically unusual instance of a twin-river system flowing at different levels of the earth's crust.
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TopYaps
July 2, 2017
Dr Valiya Mannathal Hamza reached Brazil only on a six months tourist visa but ended up spending 40 years. He discovered the 'Hamza River' right beneath Brazil's Amazon river, which could be the longest underground river. It is 4 kms deep from the surface and has a length of 6,000 km. This was the firstÃÂ ...
The Guardian
May 14, 2016
According to the researchers, the presence of the Rio Hamza river might account for the relatively low salinity of the waters around the mouth of the Amazon. Professor Hamza said Piementel's measurements represented preliminary work on the discovery of the new river, but Hamza said he expected toÃÂ ...
CMU The Tartan Online
March 30, 2014
This river, named the Hamza River after its discoverer, flows for over 6,000 kilometers and ranges from 200 kilometers to 400 kilometers in width. Another famous underground river, referred to by The Huffington Post as “a scuba diver's dream,” is Cenote Angelita in Mexico and has become a popular touristÃÂ ...
Times of India
September 6, 2012
KOZHIKODE: V M Hamza, a native of Kunnamangalam, made a name for himself in Brazil by discovering a subterranean river, 'Rio Hamza' (River Hamza), which was later named after him. Hamza, who is back in Kozhikode for the first time after his ground-breaking scientific feat, which was made publicÃÂ ...
International Business Times
August 28, 2011
According to the researchers, the presence of the Rio Hamza River might account for the relatively low salinity of the waters around the mouth of the Amazon. Hamza said that the studies are still at an early stage. He hopes that he'll be able to confirm the subterranean flow of water by the end of 2014.
BBC News
August 27, 2011
... the Amazon River: Inferences from Results of Geothermal Studies - was presented at the 12th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society in Rio de Janeiro, and has not been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The team has named the underground flow the "Hamza River".
Mongabay.com
August 25, 2011
Researchers at Brazil's National Observatory have discovered evidence of a massive underground river flowing deep beneath the Amazon River, reports the AFP. Presenting this week at the 12th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society in Rio de Janeiro, Elizabeth Tavares PimentelÃÂ ...
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