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11 Οκτ 2024 · Amazon basin, the drainage basin of the Amazon River that covers about 34 percent of the land of South America (about 6,100,000 square km [roughly 2,300,000 square miles]) and is located in the center and eastern portions of the continent.
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.
10 Οκτ 2024 · 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.
The Amazon basin, the largest in the world, covers about 40% of South America, an area of approximately 7,050,000 km 2 (2,720,000 sq mi). It drains from west to east, from Iquitos in Peru, across Brazil to the Atlantic. It gathers its waters from 5 degrees north latitude to 20 degrees south latitude.
Wrapped around the river is the Amazon Basin. This basin holds the largest rainforest in the world. We're talking about 7 million square kilometers of dense forest.
2 Φεβ 2024 · The Amazon River stands out globally because of its biodiversity hotspot status. Its size and ecological role are unmatched, making it a central biodiversity point. The numbers show its vast wildlife and significant impact. The Amazon Basin covers over 6 million km 2 and produces 20% of the world’s freshwater. This places it at the top for ...
13 Απρ 2021 · The river is generally 19 to 50 km wide, with a maximum width of 100 km. The Amazon releases high amounts of freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean at 300,000 m 3 per second. It accounts for one-fifth of the total volume of freshwater entering the oceans globally. Map of the Amazon River drainage basin.
