Valiya Hamza
Valiya Mannathal Hamza | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | National Geophysical Research Institute, University of Kerala, University of Western Ontario |
| Known for | Hamza River |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geophysics |
| Institutions | Observatório Nacional |
Valiya Mannathal Hamza is an Indian[1] scientist credited with co-discovering, together with Elizabeth Tavares Pimentel,[2] the large aquifer referred to as "Rio Hamza" or Hamza River, which flows deep below and parallel to the Amazon.[3] Hamza is listed as a Permanent professor in the Geophysics specialization at the Brazilian National Observatory.[4]
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Hamza did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Kerala in the 1960s. He started as a Senior Scientific Assistant at the National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad, India in 1966. He moved to the University of Western Ontario, Canada for his PhD in 1968.[citation needed] and subsequently went to Brazil in 1974.[5]
References
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- ^ "Amazon has a twin river that flows 4.000 metres below the ground". Mercopress. 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Large Underground River Flowing Beneath The Amazon Rain Forest". Geeky Gadgets. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Jha, Alok (26 August 2011). "Underground river 'Rio Hamza' discovered 4km beneath the Amazon". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Professors and Collaborators are displayed following CAPES' advices as well as determinations of the Technical and Scientific Council of the Observatório Nacional". Observatório Nacional. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "From Brazil to Kerala: Hamza waters run deep below Amazon". Smashits. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.