In North America, it seems that rivers flow towards the south, or towards the equator.
So does that mean that the rivers in South America flow north, also towards the equator?
2007-02-05 15:22:30 · 17 answers · asked by Kristy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Without even leaving North America, the longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River which flows north and into the Arctic Ocean. A number of smaller rivers also flow north and empty into Hudson Bay.
2007-02-05 17:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by Tim N 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, to both. The St. Lawrence river flows to the east, the Columbia river flows west, and the American river flows north. In South America, the Amazon flows east, and other rivers flow in all other directions.
2007-02-05 16:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, one notable North American river that flow north is the Fox River which runs through Green Bay, WI. In Egypt, the Nile flows north as well, which is why the Lower Nile is the Northern delta of the river.
2007-02-05 15:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by SnowFlats 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, of course not. Here are some counter examples.
In North America
Columbia River - flows west (at least at the end)
Mackenzie River - flows north
In South America
Amazon River - flows east
(biggest river in the world by volume of water)
Orinoco River - flows east
2007-02-05 22:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Northstar 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most rivers flow from north to south, there are some exceptions. The reason is that places to the north genarally higher elevation and then southorn areas have a lower elevation. So water flows from higher places to lower places because of gravity.
2016-03-29 07:04:16 · answer #5 · answered by Laura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Ob in Russia is another river which flows north into the Arctic Sea.
2007-02-05 15:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by dardekkis 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Definitely NO. Rivers flow in the direction of gravity, which is downward. More precisely, from a higher elevation to a lower elevation. The equator is just an imaginary line on the globe. It has no effect on a river's flow. A river can flow southward, northward, eastward, westward, etc. It all depends on where the lower elevation is.
2007-02-05 20:25:23 · answer #7 · answered by adonis7429 1 · 11⤊ 0⤋
not true, Nile River unbelievable flows north into the Mediterranean Sea, rivers flow downward from the mountains not towards the south of the earth, it is a completely wrong misconception to believe rivers flow south, just think that they flow from the top of mountains, not towards the south of the earth
2007-02-05 15:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by tonyma90 4 · 8⤊ 1⤋
St. Lawrence River flows North East from Lake Ontario to Gulf of St Lawrence,,,between US & Canada,,,
2007-02-05 16:15:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Red River in northern Minnesota flows north, at least for a while. Traveled to Canada last summer and it looked so weird.
2007-02-05 15:26:46 · answer #10 · answered by thrill88 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋