Widest river
- Who
- The Amazon Basin
- What
- 11 kilometre(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable (South America,)
- When
- 18 March 2005
While not in flood, the main stretches (i.e. not its tidal reaches where an estuary/delta can be much wider) of the Amazon river in South America can reach widths of up to 11 km (7 miles) at its widest points.