finke is the oldest river in the world.
which is the oldest river in the world?
finke
the finke river is frequently cited as the oldest river in the world. its age has been deduced from observation and analysis of various factors in the geology of the area. in places such as the james range, the finke flows through deeply incised meanders. because meanders only form on flat plains, the river must have formed before the ranges were pushed up; this happened in a mountain building event referred to as the alice springs orogeny which peaked between 400 and 300 million years ago (devonian to carboniferous periods, both within the paleozoic era). it is not possible to say with absolute confidence that it is the very oldest river, but it is certainly one of the oldest rivers in the world.
finke river
parrott is bordered by the new river which is the oldest river system on the north american continent and second only to the nile river in africa as the oldest river in the world. it flows northward rather than southward like most of the other major rivers along the eastern seaboard.
parrott, virginia