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Amazon River
The second-longest river in the world, the Amazon flows about 3,900 miles from northern Peru across northern Brazil to a wide delta on the Atlantic Ocean.
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Is the River Amazon the longest river in the world?
The River Amazon may actually be the longest river in the world.
Scientists debate whether the Amazon, whose length is at least 6,400 km, or the Nile at about 6,650 km is the longest river. Traditionally, the Nile is considered longer, but recent information suggests that the Amazon may be longer. Debates have been raised in recent decades over the true source and length of the Amazon River. Brazilian and Peruvian studies from 2007 and 2008 have added the waterway from the Amazon's southern outlet through tidal canals and the Para estuary of the Tocantins and have concluded that the Amazon is 6,992 km. As of 2010, the length of both rivers remains open to interpretation. Please note, on the link below, Wikipedia has adjusted their list of rivers by length to reflect this fact.
The length of the Nile river is 7,088 km (4,405 miles). It is the longest river of the world. The length of the Amazon river is 6,575 km (4,086 miles). SOURCE: S. Liu, P. Lu, D. Liu, P. Jin, W. Wang, Pinpointing the sources and measuring the lengths of the principal rivers of the world, International Journal of Digital Earth, Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2009 , pages 80 - 87,DOI: 10.1080/17538940902746082
What kind of government does the Amazon river region have?
The river basin covers an extremely vast area of land in Peru, Columbia, and Brazil. Peru is classified as a "presidential representative democratic" state. Columbia has much the same classification, but with the word "republic" at the end. Brazil claims to have the same thing. That having been said, the river it's self runs through extremely dense and very sparsely populated rain forest. "Government" per sae would be relatively weak or tribal in these areas.
Where did the name Amazon River come from?
The Amazon got its name from the Spanish explorers. Female warriors called "Icamiabas", meaning "women without husbands" attacked Francisco Orellana. Orellana named the river "Rio Amazonas" after these women whom he compared to the Amazons of ancient Greek mythology.
What are the names of rivers in Balochistan?
Rivers are:
- Rivers like Zhob, Khandar, and the Kalachidrains into Indus river because they flows East wards.
- Loralai, Chakar, Bolan and Mula are absorbed in Kachi Sibi Plain.
- Hab, Porali, Hingol and Mashkeldrains into Arabian Sea.
- There are many other rivers as well which flows westwards and drains into shallow depressions called Hamuns.
The words in Bold letters are the rivers present in Balochistan.
What effects the flooding of the amazon river?
The flooding of the Amazon River is primarily influenced by seasonal rainfall patterns, particularly during the wet season when heavy rains increase water levels. Deforestation and land-use changes also exacerbate flooding by altering natural water drainage and increasing soil erosion. Additionally, climate change contributes to unpredictable weather patterns, potentially intensifying flood events. These factors together can lead to significant ecological and social impacts in the surrounding regions.
What is one reason the amazon river carries so much water?
The rain adds more to it and some rivers connect to it . Thanx :-)
What are the man made features along the Amazon River?
no there are NO man-made features in the amazon river its all NATURAL!
What is the longest river in the wold?
Right now it is the Amazon River, located in the Amazon Rainforest. But it used to be the Nile River, which runs through Egypt.
How many layers make up the Amazon Basin?
Any tropical forest is usually described in four layers. The emergent layer is a small number of trees which grow above the canopy layer. The canopy contain the majority of large trees. The understory layer is placed between the canopy and the floor, and the forest floor is the lowest layer.
The beginning of a river is called it's Source or, sometimes a river is said to Rise At (some location)
Example:
Where is the source of the Hudson River? ~ The Hudson River rises in far northern NY State, in the Adirondack Mountains.
Why is the amazon basin called a basin?
amazon basin is very important for the earth because of various reasons:-
1. the amazon basin holds 20% of the earth's fresh water.
2. it is a home to a variety of plants and animal life which are quiet rear in this world.
3. when attempts in the recent years were made to disturb this ecological balance by cutting trees in the amazon basin, disastrous consequences followed. the carbon dioxide level has risen and there is danger of global warming.
4. it has 6 million species of insects, a thousand species of fish and six hundred mammals.
Where in Brazil is the Amazon River delta?
The Amazon River is in South America, mostly in Brazil, but it empties into the currents of the Atlantic Ocean, so no actual delta has formed. References to the "delta" are to the land areas and islands between the many channels that branch off into the ocean. Historically, some of the shallow areas of the state of Para were built up by Amazon floods.
What The city of Iquitos formed along the amazon in 1910 in response to the boom of what industry?
The city of Iquitos also called the Louis of the Amazon developed in response to the boom of the industry of rubber. The rubber boom occurred largely between 1879 to 1912.
Are there any invertebrates in the amazon river?
All insects are invertebrates. There are hundreds of insects native to the amazon.
What cities or towns are located by the Amazon river?
The amazon is the biggest river in the world and is shared by many towns and city's
Manaus is a city of about 1.7 million people in the Center of The Amazon.
Obidos is a jungle town in Brazil, situated on the Amazon river.
Iquitos is the leading city of the Peruvian Amazon.
What does the Amazon River provide?
There are so many things that the Amazon River provides. Some of the common ones include fish, swamps. streams, aquatic animals and so much more.
What kind of plants grow near the amazon river?
Freshwater plants grow near the Amazon River. Some of the plants include the Brazilian water ivy, the Amazon sword, and the stargrass.
South America is influenced by the Andes of Peru and the Amazon River. They export huge amounts of one major commodity. When they are doing, such as during war times, exports of gold, silver, iron ore,copper,petroleum and tin offer high profits and wealth. However, in other times, it can test economies. This has caused extremes in both economic and political instability.
