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Longest Wave On The Planet

Love to surf? Then you have to visit Brazil to surf the longest wave on the planet Earth called Pororoca. Between February and March Atlantic ocean tides generate waves up to 12 feet high which can last for over half an hour. Pororoca in indigenous Tupi language means "great destructive noise" and it destroys everything in its path with the speed of 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) per hour.




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Tim
I'm pretty sure the longest wave in the world is called the "Severn Bore" on the River Severn in the southwest of England. 33km long, Google it and check out the videos
Tim at at 07:30AM, Oct 30th 2008.
NattyDread
Maybe the post and the first comment are merely misinterpretations for the post means "the longest wave duration" and the commenter talks about the length of the wave subsequently...
NattyDread at at 09:29PM, Jun 30th 2010.
nico
longest wave is chicama. located in peru
nico at at 09:40PM, Jul 6th 2010.
Nooreen
This is awesum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nooreen at at 08:58AM, Oct 1st 2010.
Whitechic
Tim wrote: #
I'm pretty sure the longest wave in the world is called the "Severn Bore" on the River Severn in the southwest of England. 33km long, Google it and check out the videos


"It is a large surge wave that can be seen in the estuary of the River Severn, where the tidal range is the 2nd highest in the world, being as much as 50 feet (approx. 15.4m)."
Whitechic at at 06:40PM, Dec 30th 2010.

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