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21,200 meters
The Apollo Business Center in Bratislava, Slovakia,
which opened in March 2005, was the winner
of an illustrious architectural prize. This fascinating
triangular structure captivates with its light-flooded
design and the use of lavish, mainly viridescent
materials like marble, glass, granite and onyx. Not
to mention the installation of around 17,100 meters
of PE drainage pipes and 4,100 meters of Mepla
drinking water pipes.
7,250 kilometers
The Amazon contains more water than any other river on earth. It
carries more water than the Nile, the Mississippi and the Yangtse put
together, i.e. a sixth of all the world’s rivers. Together with its headwater
streams, the Amazon is also the world’s longest river with a
total of 7,250 kilometers. At most places in Brazil, the river is several
kilometers wide and varies seasonally depending on fluctuations in
rainfall at the headwaters. When the water level is at its highest, the
river can flood an area extending up to 100 kilometers into the adjacent
forest. These flood forests make up the “Várzea”, a unique
ecosystem.
At the estuary of the Amazon is the holm of Marajó. Incorporating
this 49,000 square kilometers island and the rivers which empty to
the south of it, the Amazon’s delta estuary is several hundred kilometers
wide. The Amazon has 1,100 larger tributaries, 17 of which
are more than 1,600 kilometers in length.
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