The World’s Narrowest River Is Only a Few Centimeters Wide
The Hualai River, in China, is apparently the narrowest river in the world, measuring only a few dozen centimeters at its widest point. At its widest point, the Amazon is more than 6 miles wide during the dry season, and a whopping 24 miles wide during the wet season. It’s by far the widest river […]
England’s Killer Creek – The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World
The Bolton Strid, a narrow segment of the River Wharfe in North England has a reputation that doesn’t quite suite its picturesque appearance – it is informally known as the most dangerous stretch of water in the world, with an alleged fatality rate of 100 percent for everyone unlucky enough to have fallen in it. […]
Mysterious Boiling River in Peru is So Hot It Boils Animals Alive
There is a mysterious river flowing deep through the Amazon rainforest in Mayantuyacu, Peru, that can literally boil small animals almost instantly. While water temperatures along the 6.4-km-long river range between 50 and 90 degrees Celsius, in some parts almost reaching the boiling point of 100 degrees. That’s hot enough to cause third-degree burns in a matter of […]