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The Amazon River

Also Known As Rio Amazonas
Rivers

The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world after the Nile and the largest river in South America, discharging more freshwater into the ocean than any other river on Earth.

Facts
Area (sq km)
6,925,674 1
Total drainage basin area.
Maximum Depth (m)
150 1
At Itacoatiara, Brazil; a second, shallower figure of 130 m is given for Obidos.
Elevation (m)
5220 1
Length (km)
6575 1
Latitude
0.70778 degrees north 1
Longitude
50.08944 degrees west 1
The Amazon River
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Xingu River

The Amazon River
Connections

Associated With

Manaus, Cities
The Amazon Basin, Landforms
The Atlantic Ocean, Bodies of Water
Source Amazon River (Wikipedia)

Flows Into

The Atlantic Ocean, Bodies of Water
Source Amazon River (Wikipedia)

Flows Through

Brazil, Countries
Source Amazon River (Wikipedia)
Colombia, Countries
Source Amazon River (Wikipedia)
Peru, Countries
Source Amazon River (Wikipedia)

Receives

Madeira River, Bodies of Water
Source Madeira River (Wikipedia)
Xingu River, Bodies of Water
Source Xingu River (Wikipedia)

Shaped By

Orogeny, Physical Processes
Source Amazon River (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Amazon River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Length field
    6,575 km (4,086 mi)
  • Infobox, Basin size field
    6,925,674 km2 (2,674,018 mi2)
  • Infobox, Depth field
    150 m (490 ft) at Itacoatiara
  • Infobox, native name field
    Rio Amazonas
  • Infobox, Source elevation
    5,220 m (17,130 ft)
  • Infobox, Mouth coordinates field
    0.70778N 50.08944W
  • On Continent: South America, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Peru, Colombia, Brazil
  • Flows Through: Peru, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Peru, Colombia, Brazil
  • Flows Through: Colombia, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Peru, Colombia, Brazil
  • Flows Through: Brazil, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Peru, Colombia, Brazil
  • Associated With: The Atlantic Ocean, Infobox, Mouth field
    Mouth: Atlantic Ocean
  • Shaped By: Orogeny, Article body
    Fifteen million years ago, the main tectonic uplift phase of the Andean chain started.
  • Flows Into: The Atlantic Ocean, Infobox: mouth
    Atlantic Ocean
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Amazon River (WorldAtlas)
WorldAtlasOpening section
Quote, Opening section
The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world after the Nile and the largest river in South America.
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Wikidata: The Amazon River
Wikidata Q3783, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Madeira River (Wikipedia)
Receives: Madeira River, Infobox: mouth
Quote, Receives: Madeira River, Infobox: mouth
Amazon River
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Xingu River (Wikipedia)
Receives: Xingu River, Infobox: mouth
Quote, Receives: Xingu River, Infobox: mouth
Amazon River
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