What is the length of the Amazon river?

5,987 km

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6,280 km

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6,358 km

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6,395 km

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The correct option is B 6,280 km
Amazon river is the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin. The total length of the river—as measured from the headwaters of the Ucayali-Apurímac river system in southern Peru—is at least 4,000 miles (6,400 km).

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