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The Amazon River is the second longest in the world and the is the largest river by volume. Flowing from Lake Lauricocha in the Peruvian Andes, the Amazon flows across the continent of South America through over 1,500 tributaries and subtributaries to empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Along its journey, the swiftly flowing river picks up a great deal of nutrient rich soil, which is then deposited in the Amazon Basin during yearly floods, which can see river levels rising as much as thirty feet.
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- Flows through Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela
- Length: 4,195 milesUnique South America Travel Experience: Amazon River
- Area: 2,720,000 square milesUnique South America Travel Experience: Amazon River
- Width: One to 35 milesUnique South America Travel Experience: Amazon River
- Average velocity: 1.5 miles per hour
- Contains 20% of the earth's fresh waterUnique South America Travel Experience: Amazon River
- Discovered: 1541 by a Spanish explorer Francisco de OrellanaUnique South America Travel Experience: Amazon River
- Home to over two million species of animals and birdsBBC News: Amazon River
- Every year the river rises more than 30 feet (9 m)National Geographic: Amazon River and Flooded Forests
- Temperature averages 29 °C
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Amazon Rainforest
The drainage basin of the Amazon River creates the largest rainforest in the world, which has the greatest diversity of plant species in the world and is home to over 2,000 species of birds and mammals. Many of these species are not found anywhere else on earth and are considered to be severely endangered. -
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Wikipedia: Amazon River
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Natural History: Freshwater Riches of the Amazon
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Wild World Ecoregion Profile: Amazon River and Flooded Forests
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National Science Foundation: Amazon River Cycles Carbon Faster than Thought
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The Amazon River Forest: A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People - $42.00
The floodplain forest of the Amazon is the last major agricultural frontier of the Americas. This unique habitat, inundated in some places to a depth of thirty feet a year, contains a marvelous variety of plant and animal resources that inh...
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The River [HD DVD] - $19.98
This emotionally-charged film celebrates the triumph of a young rural couple as they face nature's greatest ravages, the threat of poverty and a wrenching separation. Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson and Scott Glenn star in this moving tribute to l...
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Save the Endangered Species-The Amazon River Dolphin [VHS] - $12.95
This fresh water dolphin dates back to the beginning of time, yet little is known about it. It has been credited for saving the lives of sailors and is the only dolphin that can turn its neck 180 degrees. Disappointingly, it is being slaugh...
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey - $14.95
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.The...
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The Amazon: River of the Sun [Blu-ray] - $24.99
Equator is an epic production - capturing every detail in High Definition - that takes viewers on a 40,000-kilometre odyssey chasing the sun to some of the most extreme and diverse locations on the planet. The equator is not only the line t...
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