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All rivers flow into the ocean.
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Is it true that all rivers flow into the ocean?
Unclear. Several peer-reviewed studies and a reference work describe specific rivers or subsets of rivers flowing into the ocean, but none covers all rivers, so the evidence only partially supports the claim.
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Small Rivers Could Have Big Impact on Arctic Ocean. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1029/2015eo034005
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Long-term trends in global river flow and the causal relationships between river flow and ocean signals. (2018). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.06.058
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Heat flux, water temperature and discharge from 15 northern Canadian rivers draining to Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103577
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Behaviour of radiocaesium in coastal rivers of the Fukushima Prefecture (Japan) during conditions of low flow and low turbidity - Insight on the possible role of small particles and detrital organic compounds. (2016). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.10.028
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River - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River
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Ccanccapa-Cartagena, A., Chavez-Gonzales, F. D., Paredes, B., Vera, C., Gutiérrez, G., Valencia, R., Alcázar, A. L. P., Zyaykina, N., Filley, T., & Jafvert, C. (2023). Seasonal differences in trace metal concentrations in the major rivers of the hyper-arid southwestern Andes basins of Peru.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4164415
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Gonzales, J. L. S., Huaccha, A. D. H., Hilasaca, K. R. M., Hancco, W. A. K., Alanocca, D. T., Mamani, D. B. C., Halanoca, J. S. L., & Tejada, W. R. L. (2024). Wind and mini-hydraulic energy potential in the lower basins of the rivers of the mountain ranges, given their topology. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35177
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Rhyner, T. M. Y., Bröder, L., White, M., Mittelbach, B. V. A., Brunmayr, A. S., Hagedorn, F., Storck, F. R., Passera, L., Haghipour, N., Zobrist, J., & Eglinton, T. (2023). Radiocarbon signatures of carbon phases exported by Swiss rivers in the Anthropocene. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2022.0326
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Africa - HydroRIVERS - vectorized line network of all African rivers. (2026). data.humdata.org. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/africa-hydrorivers-vectorized-line-network-of-all-african-rivers
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