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The Amazon River is the second longest river of the world. The geographic source of the Amazon River in Mt. Nevado Mismi of Peru. From its source to the mouth, 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
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Where does the Amazon river dolphin lie in the food chain?
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What carries rain and snowfall from the Andes Mountain?
Amazon River
The source of the amazon river is found in which mountain range?
aisa
Which mountain range does Amazon river begin?
andes mountains
What river begins in the Andes mountain and flows eastward across south America to the Atlantic ocean?
The Amazon River
What large mountain system forms the western boundry of the Amazon River basin?
Andes
What are four rivers and one mountain range?
appalachian mountain range niagra river mississip river
Through which south American mountain chain does the urubamba river flow?
It flows out of the Andes.
Is the nearest ocean to the amazon rain forest the pacific?
No. The most distant source of the Amazon River is a glacial stream on a snowcapped mountain peak in the Peruvian Andes. The Amazon River flows from this source to its mouth, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The Amazon Rain Forest grows on either side of the Amazon River and its many tributaries, but does not come in contact with the Pacific Ocean because of the Andes mountain range. Refer to the related links for a satellite photo of the Amazon Rain Forest.
Does the amazon river flow through the Andes and into the pacific ocean?
No, the Amazon River flows through the Amazon Rainforest and into the Atlantic Ocean, not the Pacific Ocean. The Andes mountain range is located to the west of the Amazon basin but the river does not flow through it.
What mountains does the indus river originate?
They originate in the Himalayas, on the Plateau of Tibet.
Do you call the river Amazon the river Amazon or Amazon River?
The actual name is The Amazon or as some people refer to it as The Amazon River It's preffered as the Amazon River.
