The Amazon River or River Amazon (Portuguese: Rio Amazonas; Spanish: Río Amazonas) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined.
The Amazon River accounts for approximately 1/5 of total world's river flow, and it has the largest drainage basin in the world. There is an ongoing dispute regarding its length, and along with the Nile it is one of the contenders for the position as the longest river in the world. Because of its vast dimensions, it is sometimes called The River Sea (o rio-mar in Portuguese), and at no point is it crossed by bridges. In 1500, Vicente Yañez Pinzón was the first European to sail into the river. Pinzón called the river flow "Río Santa María de la Mar Dulce", later shortened to "Mar Dulce" (sweet sea).
Countries: Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela
Length: 6,400 km (4,000 mi) approx.
Watershed: 7,050,000 km² (2,720,000 sq mi) approx.
Discharge at average: 219,000 m³/s (7,734,000 cu ft/s) approx.
2007-12-20 21:39:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Amazon River is the largest located in South America.
Nile in Egypt, though most consider it the longest is still one of the largest, Yangtze in China, Missippi-Missouri River are also among the largest in the world...
2007-12-21 07:10:18
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answered by Jazers 2
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the largest river in the world is the Nile and it runs through at the Delta in Egypt then Sudan thensplits int o 2. one goes into Ethiopia and ends up at lake tuna. the other goes into uganda and ends up in lake albert. hope the info was useful!
2007-12-21 06:15:40
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answered by Anonymous
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