Talk:Amazon River/Archive 2
Latest comment: 1 year ago by 2A02:AB88:4702:7900:FC6E:D1F2:AEA:13BA in topic Tocantins as a Major Tributary?
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Tocantins as a Major Tributary?
In the section Major Tributaries, a list of "some of the more notable ones" contains the Tocantins river, but the page of the Tocantins itself says that "it is not really a branch of the Amazon river, since its waters flow into the Atlantic Ocean alongside those of the Amazon". Julgommar (talk) 11:22, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- It flows into the Rio Para, the southern branch of the Amazon delta. On this southern branch, 3% of the total flows through the Tajapuru and Breves canals to the Rio Para, into which the Tocantins flow. The Tocantins can thus be considered part of the Amazon water system. It is a tributary. In Brazil it is considered a separate water basin (Rio Para-Tocantins). While the length of the Amazon is measured on the South Branch to be considered the longest river in the world. It is a bit controversial. According to them, the Tocantins is a separate water system, but when it comes to the length of the Amazon, they already count with this southern branch. 2A02:AB88:4702:7900:FC6E:D1F2:AEA:13BA (talk) 18:11, 4 October 2024 (UTC)