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Amazon River - Wikipedia

The largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the ...

Amazon River | Facts, History, Location, Length, Animals, & Map

Amazon River, the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin.

The Amazon River | WWF - Panda.org

Amazon rivers provide a range of habitats, including swamps, marshes and streams, each hosting different types of wildlife.

Amazon: Earth's Mightiest River - Live Science

It is by far the mightiest river on Earth in terms of volume and width — reaching a span of nearly 30 miles (48 kilometers) in some parts during ...

Amazon River - Source, Tributaries, Basin - Britannica

Six of these tributaries—the Japurá (Caquetá in Colombia), Juruá, Madeira, Negro, Purus, and Xingu rivers—are each more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long; the ...

About the Amazon | WWF - Panda.org

Not only does the Amazon encompass the single largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world, it also houses at least 10% of the world's known ...

AMAZON RIVER BASIN - Organization of American States

The Amazon River Basin occupies the entire central and eastern area of South America, lying to the east of the Andes mountain range and extending from the ...

The Amazon River Rainforest: Why Peru is the Best Country for ...

Yet it is a little-known fact its birthplace is actually the Peruvian region of the Amazon river and rainforest. This section of the Amazon is ...

Climate Change Is Scorching Stretches of the Amazon River in Brazil

As a punishing drought dries up stretches of the Amazon River, Brazil is resorting to dredging to try to keep food, medicine and people ...

Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level ...

Brazil's geological service says that one of the Amazon River's main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level in 122 years, reflecting a ...

Stark pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers | CNN

River levels in the Amazon are at record lows, upending lives, stranding boats and threatening endangered wildlfie, as Brazil endures its ...

Amazon finally gets rain, but after 2 years of drought, it may not be ...

The world's longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway and ...

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 ...

Amazon basin - Wikipedia

The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi), or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the ...

Amazon River Dolphin (Pink Dolphins) | Species | WWF

The Amazon river dolphin, also known as pink river dolphins, is becoming vulnerable in certain areas due to dams and contamination of rivers and lakes.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...


Amazon River

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The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile.

Amazon river dolphin

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The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale endemic to South America and is classified in the family Iniidae.

Inia

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Inia is a genus of river dolphins from South America, containing one to four species.

The Yield

Novel by Tara June Winch

The Yield is a 2019 novel by Tara June Winch. She won the 2020 Miles Franklin Award for this book. The book also won the 2020 Voss Literary Prize and the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award for fiction.