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kpetermeni
on April 24, 2023
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Egypt builds worlds largest man-made river
Libya's Great Man-Made River (1,750mi, 2,820km) [0] would like to have a few more words :-). [0]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Man-Made_River
nottorp
on April 24, 2023
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Let's nitpick then. It says: "According to its website, it is the largest underground network of pipes (2,820 kilometres (1,750 mi))[3] and aqueducts in the world.".
It could concievably have no pipe longer than 114 km.
Also if it's underground it's not a river?
stickfigure
on April 24, 2023
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subterranean_river
afterburner
on April 25, 2023
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That's a heck of an aquifer. Libya is pumping 2.4 km^3 a year from the estimated 150,000 km^3 reserve.
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