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Amazonas

 
Place Names: Amazonas
  • Location: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela

1. Brazil: a state named after the River Amazon, in Portuguese 'Rio Amazonas'.
2. Colombia-Peru: departments, both connected with the Amazon River basin.
3. Venezuela: a state, although it is drained by the Orinoco River. The Negro River, which forms its western border, is a tributary of the Amazon.



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