Solimões River

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Satellite image of the confluence of the silt-laden Solimões River (in blue) with the Negro River. The city of Manaus is visible on the northern (upper) bank.

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Satellite image of the confluence of the silt-laden Solimões River (in blue) with the Negro River. The city of Manaus is visible on the northern (upper) bank.

Satellite image of the confluence of the silt-laden Solimões River (in blue) with...

David Skole, Michigan State University/NASA Landsat Pathfinder

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