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How does the Amazon River rank in size when compared with other rivers?
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The Amazon River accounts for about a fifth of the drainage of all the rivers in the world! That means that of all the water (volume) drained by all the rivers of the world, the Amazon alone handles about 20% or 1/5th of it. That's a lotof water! Additionally the Amazon basin, the name given to the area of land that the Amazon drains, is the largest river basin in the world. The Amazon is clearly the largest river in the world. Note that by some geographic fluke, the Nile River is a tiny bit longer than the Amazon. A link can be found below.
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What role does the Amazon river play in the Brazilian ecosystem?
The river has dirt and weeds and fish in it. Like any other river, some of the fish are endangered or they are exotic
What river in south America carries more water than any other in the world?
The Amazon River
What is the name India's holy river?
There are many sacred rivers in India. Most of them are dedicated to the Gods and Goddesses. The most sacred river in India is the Ganga which is also known as Ganges. It is worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. Yamuna, which is the largest tributary river of Ganga is also one of the most sacred rivers. It is worshipped as the goddess Yamuna. Some of the other sacred rivers are Brahmaputra, Krishna and Godavari.
Largest rivers in north america?
It is common knowledge that the Mississippi is the largest U.S. river, but what is the rank of other major U.S. rivers? Rivers are considered large on the basis of one or more of three characteristics: total length from source to mouth, area of basin (watershed) drained by the stream, and average rate of flow (discharge) at the mouth. The alphabetical list on the back of this sheet shows these characteristics of 32 rivers so as to include the 20 largest rivers in each of the three categories. Among the 32 rivers, 16 are tributary to other rivers on the list; the remaining rivers discharge directly into oceans, seas, gulfs, or bays.
What waterway connects the cities of Nantes and Tours?
Loire River
What are three major rivers of Peru?
The Amazon river starts in Peru, and a few other rivers are: Madre de Dios, Heath, Tambopata, Purus, Manu, Putumayo, Yavari, Napo, Ucayali, Urubamba, Mantaro, and Apurimac. Peru has many rivers and most flow in to the Amazon basin.
Why is the Amazon the largest river in the world?
Because all the other rivers in the world are not as big.
What sets amazon river apart from all of the worlds other rivers?
non becasue .................
Does South America Have A river?
Yes! The Amazon River is the greatest by far, but there are many other rivers throughout South America.
Is the river nile the most beautiful river?
It depends on ur taste. the Nile is beautiful but is not considered by everyone that it I the best in the world. There are many other nice rivers like the amazon and other rivers all over the world
Is the Mississippi the most famous river?
It certainly is in the U.S., but other famous rivers worldwide are the Nile, Amazon, Ganges, Seine.
What other rivers join the Amazon River?
A peculiarity of the Orinoco river system is the Casiquiare canal, which starts as an arm of the Orinoco, and finds its way to the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon, thus forming a 'natural canal' between Orinoco and Amazon.
What is the difference between River Basin and Amazon Basin?
A river basin is any area of land that drains into a river system. The Amazon Basin is one specific river basin, namely all the land that drains into the Amazon River system (meaning: including all the streams and creeks that in turn flow into the Amazon.)
What are the names of the rivers that flow into the Atlantic?
Technically the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico, which is a part of the Atlantic Ocean. The Hudson, the Charles and the Potomac are three other large and very important rivers in the history of the US. There are dozens of rivers and streams that dump into the Atlantic.
What river is in Brazil?
The most well known river in Brazil is the Amazon River. The Sao Francisco, The Tocantins and The Rio de la Plata are three other major rivers in Brazil also.
How is the Amazon River Nile River and Mississippi Rivers alike?
They're the 3 biggest riversAdditional answerThe Mississippi is not the longest river in the world along with the other two. The Amazon and the Nile are about the same length and the third longest is the Yangtse. The Mississippi/Missouri is fourth.
What is Brazil's majoir lakes and rivers?
The most famous river in Brazil is the Amazon River. Other rivers are the Rio de la Plata, the Sao Francisco, and the Tocantins. A few lakes are Agua Vermelha, Balbina Lake, and Coari Lake.
