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  2. Amazon River - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon River (UK: / ˈ æ m ə z ən /, US: / ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile.

  3. Amazon basin - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 1 ] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent.

  4. Meeting of Waters - Wikipedia

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    The Meeting of Waters (Portuguese: Encontro das Águas) is the confluence between the dark Rio Negro and the pale sandy-colored Amazon River, referred to as the Solimões River in Brazil upriver of this confluence. For 6 km (3.7 mi) the waters of the two rivers run side by side without mixing.

  5. Pororoca - Wikipedia

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    The Pororoca (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɔɾɔˈɾɔkɐ], [poɾoˈɾɔkɐ]) is a tidal bore, with waves up to 4 m (13 ft) high that travel as much as 800 km (500 mi) inland upstream on the Amazon River and adjacent rivers. Its name might come from the indigenous Tupi language, where it could translate into "great roar".

  6. Amazon biome - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon River accounts for 15–16% of the total water discharged by rivers into the oceans of the world. [2] Rivers may be blackwater, whitewater or clearwater. Thus the Rio Negro ("Black River") has clear, jet-black water caused by decomposition of organic matter in swamps along its margins, combined with low levels of silt. The Rio Branco ...

  7. Amazon natural region - Wikipedia

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    The northern limit begins with the Guaviare and Vichada Rivers and extends south to the Putumayo and Amazon Rivers. The Amazon region is divided up into distinct subregions: Amazon foothills: bordering the East Andes; Caquetá River Plain: the main watershed of this region; Inírida River Plain: location of the famous Cerros de Mavecure

  8. Amazon Delta - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon Delta (Portuguese: delta do Amazonas) is a vast river delta formed by the Amazon River and the Tocantins River (through the Pará River distributary channel) in northern South America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará [ 4 ] and encompasses the Marajó Archipelago , with Marajó Island as its ...

  9. Fauna of the Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon river dolphin is a species endemic to the Amazon. The Amazon rainforest covers 6.7 million square kilometre, accounting for over 40% of the planet's remaining tropical forests. [3] Since 2000, rainfall has declined across 69% of the Amazon. The WWF estimates that 27% Amazon will be without trees if deforestation continues at its ...