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		Världens längsta våg!Världens längsta våg hittar man i Brasilien… det är alltså ett par gånger varje 
 år mellan februari och mars som detta fenomen sker där tidvattnet forsar upp
 för för Amazonas floden och skapar en våg som färdas flera kilometer under
 loppet av ca.30 minuter mer eller mindre… Den kan bli upp till 3½ meter hög!
 År 2003 var det en Brasiliansk surfare som höll sig uppe i hela
 37 minuter och färdades då 12½ kilometerSe videoklippet från youtube! 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a_2g6uTDb0Så här beskriver siten jag hittade detta på! Twice a year, between the months of February and March, the Atlantic Ocean 
 waters roll up the Amazon river, in Brazil, generating the longest wave on the
 Earth. The phenomenon, known as the Pororoca, is caused by the tides of
 the Atlantic Ocean wich meet the mouth of the river. This tidal bore
 generates waves up to 12 feet high which can last for over half an hour.The name ”Pororoca” comes from the indigenous Tupi language, where it 
 translates into ”great destructive noise”. The wave can be heard about 30
 minutes before its arrival, and it’s so powerful that it can destroy anything,
 including trees, local houses and all kind of animals.The wave has become popular with surfers. Since 1999, an annual 
 championship has been held in São Domingos do Capim. However, surfing the
 Pororoca is especially dangerous, as the water contains a significant amount
 of debris from the margins of the river (often, entire trees). The record that
 we could find for surfing the longest distance on the Pororoca was set by
 Picuruta Salazar, a brazilian surfer who, in 2003, managed to ride the wave for
 37 minutes and travel 12.5 kilometers. A surfer’s dream: riding an almost
 never-ending wave.   
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