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Mississippi River's Perceived Width
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Many individuals remember the Mississippi River as being uniformly much wider and more imposing along its entire length than it appears in reality or on modern maps.
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What People Remember
People recall the Mississippi as a consistently broad and massive river from source to mouth, almost like an inland sea in some parts.
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What's Actually True
While the Mississippi is a major river, its width varies significantly, and it is not uniformly massive along its entire course, being relatively narrow in its upper reaches.
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#rivers#usa#maps#size
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