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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 dni temu · Amazon River, the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin. The total length of the river is at least 4,000 miles (6,400 km), which makes it slightly shorter than the Nile River.
13 kwi 2021 · The Amazon River is the world's widest river with a maximum width of 100 km and a mean width of 19 to 50 km. It flows through South America and drains into the Atlantic Ocean, forming a vast ecosystem with rich biodiversity and cultural heritage.
The Amazon River moves more water than the next eight largest rivers of the world combined and has the largest drainage basin in the world. It accounts for about one fifth of the world's total river flow. During the wet season, parts of the Amazon exceed 120 miles (190 km) in width.
5 kwi 2022 · During the dry season (June to November) the width of the Amazon River averages between 2 to 6 miles (3.2 to 9.6 km) depending on the area, and in the wet season (December through...
The Amazon River is the world's widest river, with a maximum width of 40 kilometers in the rainy season. It is also the second longest river and the largest river by volume, with a vast drainage basin covering 40 percent of South America.
The Amazon River is the world's second longest and the widest river, with an average discharge of 219,000 m3/sec. Its width varies from 4 km to 50 km depending on the season, and it has a major impact on the ecology and connectivity of the Amazon Basin.
