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This is the oldest river in the world

2024-09-29 21:40:00, Kuriozitete CNA

This is the oldest river in the world

We have heard that the Nile and Amazon rivers mentioned as the longest and largest rivers in the world in terms of water volume, respectively, there is still to be searched in the rest of the powerful waterways of the planet Earth.

The oldest river in the world is the subject of some debate, but is widely accepted to be the Finke River, also known as the Larapinta by indigenous communities in Australia. The river flows only a few times a year after heavy rainfall and stretches some 600–750 kilometers (372–466 mi) to its outlet in Lake Eyre. Thought to be around 350 to 400 million years old, the Finke River has its source in the MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. Indigenous legend tells the story that the river was formed when the Rainbow Serpent went north from Lake Eyre.

It is extremely difficult to determine the exact age of a river, especially over periods of extended geologic time. Scientists and geologists can examine the surrounding ecological features, mountain ranges, and view river bed sediments, as well as "meanders," features of the river course itself that have changed the landscape due to hundreds of millions of years of erosion. Even after considering all these features and more, it is not unusual to have broad age estimates that span large periods of time.

This is the oldest river in the world

The oldest river in North America is thought to be the New River, which runs approximately 547 kilometers (340 mi) from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina to Virginia and West Virginia, where it eventually joins the Kanaeha River. Estimates of the age of this river vary widely, but most suggest it is between 10 and 360 million years old. According to one study, this river was labeled as the "second oldest river in the world" during a 1970s advertising campaign to prevent the river from being dammed.

Across the basin, Europe's oldest river is thought to be the Meuse, which flows 950 kilometers (590 miles) through three countries: Belgium and the Netherlands, from its starting point in France. This river is estimated to be 320 to 340 million years old./ CNA





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