The area of the Congo basin is greater than that of any other river except the Amazon, while the African inland drainage area is greater than that of any continent but Asia, where the corresponding area is 4, 000, 000 square miles ( 10 Mm?).
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The Altiplano is an area of inland drainage ( Cordillera Real in the north east with Illampu ( 6, 368 m ), Huayna Potos?( 6, 088 m ), Janq'u Uma ( 6, 427 m ) and Illimani ( 6, 438 m ).
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This land, comprising the floodplains of the Mulligan, Georgina, Diamantina and Bulloo Rivers and Cooper Creek, which form part of a vast inland drainage system originating in Queensland's central west and north-west and eventually reaching Lake Eyre, became known as Channel Country.
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Winter-run fish are generally found in shorter, coastal drainages ( short swim to spawning ground ) such as those on the Olympic Peninsula, whereas summer-run fish are generally found in longer, inland drainages such as the Columbia ( long swim to spawning ground ).
