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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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When and how was the Amazon River built?
The Amazon river has been claimed to be discovered by many explorers, but, according to Britannica Student Encyclopedia, it was founded by Francisco de Orellana in 1541, a Spanish explorer from the 16th century.
The Amazon River is the longest in the world?
Actually, the Amazon is the largest river. The Nile is the longest.
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
How much water flows out of the Amazon river?
The Amazon contains a massive amount of water. It is a huge river system with an average discharge of 7,734,000 cu ft/second (219,000 m3 per second) The maximum in the rainy season can exceed 300,000 m3/second.
How many feet are the length of the Amazon River?
The length of the Amazon River is 6,575 km or 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: 10.1080/1753894090274608
Why is Amazon river important to South America?
The Amazon River is used for many different things. These include fishing, drinking source, and even a bathing hole for some of the natives. In addition, the Amazon River is called a transportation corridor, which basically means that goods and people can travel easily along it. Also the Amazon river is based as a diluted and undiluted water carrier. Which means we can see clean water, salty water and muddy water.
What animals live in the Amazon River?
If Terry Erwin of the Smithsonian Institution is to be believed, between 20-40 million species of animals (the vast majority of which are insects, especially species of beetles). This estimate, based on Erwin's work on systematics of Amazonian beetle species, has been controversial in the field of entymology.
What is the Amazon River used for now?
The Amazon rainforest is being de-forested...
It can be used for...
* Mining
* Cattle ranching
* Plantations
* Logging
* Setlements
* Road building
it impacts Brazil's economy greatly
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Is Amazon river a city or country?
The Amazon river is neither. The Amazon River is the world's second largest river, running through the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil And much of Peru.
Which two rivers are tributaries of the Amazon River?
The Pará and the Amazon are connected by a series of river channels called furos near the town of Breves; between them lies Marajó, an island almost the size of Switzerland that is the world's largest combined river/sea island. Others consider it the independent lower reach of the Tocantins River.
How long is the Amazon River that runs through the Amazon River Basin?
The Amazon River runs through the Amazon. The Amazon rainforest [Floresta Amazonia] is known as the Amazon Jungle and as Amazonia. It's a forest that covers most of the Amazon River Basin of South America. Brazil has 60 percent of the rainforest within its borders.
The Amazon River originates in the Peruvian Andes within about 100 miles [160 kilometers] of the Pacific Ocean. It flows across northern Brazil to empty into the Atlantic Ocean.
Does the Amazon River have any glaciers?
The Amazon river does not have a gorge, but it does have natural canals and hills. It has multiple channels as well.
Into which river does the Amazon river flow?
The route of the Amazon River begins in the foothills of the Andes mountains in Peru. It flows across the continent crossing the countries of Peru and Brazil (the northern part) to the Atlantic Ocean.
Are you allowed to fish in the Amazon River?
I wouldn't. There are plenty of animals who would either eat you or crawl up your urinepipe. I'm not kidding!
What lives in the Amazon River basin?
On of the Amazon River's most unusual inhabitants is the pink-colored river dolphin, known as a "Boto".
The Amazon River is host to more than 3,000 species of freshwater fishes - including the infamous "Pirahna".
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Is the Nile or the Amazon River deeper?
the longest river is the Nile in Egypt it is 6670 km in length
What country do the Amazon River flow throw?
The Amazon River goes through 6 countries. Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The actual Amazon River starts and ends in Brazil, but it's tributaries, rivers that are branched off the Amazon River, have different names and go through more than one country. Except they only go through those 6 countries.
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
Where does the Amazon River end in?
No. While there are a few half-submerged islands and shallow sandbanks, the Amazon does not have a delta. The inflowing tidal bore combines with strong currents offshore to carry the silt away into the deep Atlantic Ocean. There are many channels besides the main river channel, forming a large estuary at the mouth of the river.
Amazonesses ranged anywhere from 6'2" to 6'9". They were well built, with sturdy, powerful bodies, and dangerous weaponry skills. They rivalled even the best trained soldiers of the great empires of the ancient world and wielded (unknowingly) global reknown.
How often does does the amazon river flood the area around it?
The Amazon river floods every year from around february to June.
Does Amazon River cross the Equator?
The Amazon River flows mostly northwards throughout its journey and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the Equator, thus the only point the Amazon is on the Equator is at its mouth
