How big is the Amazon River?

Answer 1

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world. It's just a little shorter than the Nile. Its length is 4,391 miles [7,062 kilometers]. Its drainage basin covers an area of 2,670,000 square miles [6,915,000 square kilometers]. The drainage basin takes up 40 percent of the South American continent. The Amazon drainage basin passes through seven countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.

Answer 2

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 is about 6,800 km (4,200 mi) in length.