Amazon River
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| Length | 6,400 km |
|---|---|
| Source | Mantaro River |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
| Cities | Manaus |
| Iquitos | |
| Leticia | |
| Belém | |
| Santarém | |
| Macapá | |
| Parintins | |
| Tabatinga | |
| Tefé | |
| Óbidos | |
| Itacoatiara | |
| Almeirim | |
| Countries | Brazil |
| Peru | |
| Colombia | |
| Did you know | The Amazon produces approximately 20 percent of all the water that the world's rivers pour into the oceans on its own. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 809269 |
About Amazon River
The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and by some definitions it is the longest.
Former Royal Marine shot by pirate in Amazon
... The veteran was attempting to travel 3,186 miles (5,128km) along the Amazon River when the attack happened...
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation
... Colombia s President, Gustavo Petro, for example, wants other countries to match his pledge to ban new oil exploration, while Brazil is considering exploring new areas at the mouth of the Amazon River...
Cocaine smuggling submarine reveals Europe's drug crisis
... The crew of two Ecuadorian cousins and a former Spanish boxer set out from the Brazilian rainforest and first travelled along the Amazon River...
Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of Moore's Law, dies aged 94
... Among those causes included protecting the Amazon River basin and salmon streams in the US, Canada and Russia...
The Amazon reef that may be threatened by oil drilling
...By Jamille Ribeiro Bastos do CarnoBBC World ServiceScientists say a unique reef habitat near the mouth of the Amazon River is under threat from plans to drill for oil...
Scientists discover new giant water lily species
... The plant has been called - named after Bolivia, where it grows in a single water basin in part of the Amazon River system...
Amazon fires: Seven countries sign forest protection pact
...Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon River basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world s largest tropical forest...
Amazon River Photos
