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The Amazon River


Drought leaves Amazon basin rivers at an all-time low - BBC

Water levels in many of the rivers in the Amazon basin have reached their lowest on record amid a continuing drought, the Brazilian Geological ...

The Amazon Rainforest - National Geographic Education

Occupying much of Brazil and Peru, and also parts of Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana, and Venezuela, the Amazon River Basin is ...

Peruvian Amazon: Complete Travel Guide | Peru For Less

The Amazon River, or Rio Amazonas, is the second longest river in the world. The river and its tributaries wind through dense tropical jungle in Peru, Brazil, ...

The Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, larger than the next two largest rainforests — in the Congo Basin and Indonesia — combined. As of ...

Amazon River Map | Atlas

Where is the Amazon River on the map? The Amazon River is located in South America. It spans through nine countries: Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, ...

The Amazon River | AMAZON WATERS

The Amazon River courses through three countries but does not maintain a single name for its entire length, the Amazonas (Peru), the Solimões (Brazil) and ...

Protecting the Amazon Rainforest and River Basin

This natural climate solution keeps more rainforest standing, restores native trees, supports our climate and biodiversity and improves income ...

Amazon Waters - WCS Brasil - Wildlife Conservation Society

The Amazon Basin is the largest river system on the planet, covering an area ... the Amazon Basin, fish is the most important resource inthe Amazon Basin.

Life in the Amazon River - YouTube

The magnificent Amazon Basin: Many of you probably already know the iconic life among the trees, but what lives underneath the waters?

Video: Amazon River | Facts, Location & Characteristics - Study.com

Learn about the Amazon River. Learn where the Amazon River is located, how wide and long the Amazon River is, where it starts, and see Amazon River...

ESA - Amazon River - European Space Agency

This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1, shows the Amazon River meandering through one of the most vital ecosystems in the world – the Amazon rainforest ...

The Amazing Amazon River - Discover Peru

Amazon River's Economic Impact. People have lived in the Amazon River basin for thousands of years relying on it for fresh water, food and transportation. The ...

The Amazon: A Forest of Rivers

The Amazon is the world's largest river system, composed of around ... the Amazon river delta. Overall, the river stretches across a ...

Source of the Amazon River - NASA Earth Observatory

The team claimed that the river originated not in northern Peru, where it had been thought to begin, but in southern Peru, somewhere on snowcapped Mount Mismi.

10 amazing Amazon facts! | National Geographic Kids

1. The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest. Covering over 5.5 million square kilometres, it's so big that the UK and Ireland would fit into it 17 ...

The Amazon Rainforest - WWF-UK

The Amazon rainforest is home to 10% of all the wildlife species we know about – and probably a lot that we don't know yet.

Amazon River Wonders: Your Ultimate Travel Guide

Get ready for an adventure that includes river cruises to biodiversity hotspots – all while you understand the global impact of the river, the forest and the ...

River and Tributaries - Ascent Of The Amazon

The Amazon has over 1,100 tributaries, 17 of which are over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) long. Here is a list of the more notable ones. Click on the name to read ...

Amazon River | Facts, Location & Characteristics - Lesson - Study.com

The Amazon River is the largest river in South America and the second-largest river in the world. The river spans roughly one-third of the South American ...

Amazon Rainforest - Nature and Culture International

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical forest on Earth, with the highest density of plant and animal species anywhere. Unparalleled in scale, complexity, ...