The Amazon River of South America is the second longest river in the world with an average discharge greater than the next six largest rivers combined. The Amazon, which has the largest drainage basin in the world, about 7,050,000 square kilometres (2,720,000 sq mi), accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's total river flow. The river drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
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∙ 12y agoThe word "basin" refers to the portion of a valley from which water drains into the river, and then to the sea. The Amazon Basin is another way to refer to the Amazon River Valley in northern and central South America.
The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is not a closed basin, but flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the river's mouth.
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∙ 15y agoThe basin is approx 7,050,000 km² or 2,720,000 sq miles.
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∙ 9y agoThe Amazon river basin covers a total of 1.709 billion acres. The is equal in size to 2.67 million square miles.
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∙ 13y agoThe Amazon River Delta empties into the Amazon Basin
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∙ 12y agoThe Amazon river drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
I believe that the majority of the Amazon River Basin has a shifting cultivation agricultural system.
Amazon River is the longest river in the world. Its basin is 4,195 miles in length or 7,383,200 long in yards.
The Amazon rainforest The largest tropical rain forest in the world
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The Amazon River basin occupies about 40% of the area of South America, and is roughly 7 000 000 km2. New Zealand has a land area of about 270 000 km2. Very roughly, NZ is about 4% of the area of the Amazon Basin!
The Amazon River Basin Major river basin?? major river is the amazon river so it must be the AMAZON RIVER BASIN!!!!!!:)
The Amazon River Dolphin is a resident of the Amazon River Basin and Orinoco River Basin in South America.
Which description is not an accurate characterization of the Amazon River basin
The Nile basin is the largest basin in the worldthe area issquare km:- 3254555square miles:- 1256591
The Amazon River Delta empties into the Amazon Basin
The word "basin" refers to the portion of a valley from which water drains into the river, and then to the sea. The Amazon Basin is another way to refer to the Amazon River Valley in northern and central South America.
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I checked the web for this next answer, and it says the Amazon River is the longest river/drainage basin in the world. I hope that helped! :)
Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin was created in 1984.
I believe that the majority of the Amazon River Basin has a shifting cultivation agricultural system.
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.)
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