8 Facts on

Amazon River

1.The Amazon River carries

more water than any other

river in the world

Responsible for 25% of the

fresh water that flows into

the world's oceans

2.Amazon River is the second

longest river in the world is

about 6400 km long

3.The Amazon River has the

largest watershed (area of

land that flows into the river)

Has more than 200

tributaries

4.Streams that begin in the

Andes Mountains are the

starting sources for the

Amazon River.

5.Most of the runoff of Brazil

flows into the Amazon River

along from four other

countries: Peru, Bolivia,

Colombia, and Ecuador.

6.Amazon River meets the

Atlantic Ocean.

The colour and salinity of the

Atlantic Ocean are modified

for nearly 320 km from the

delta.

7.Amazon River can be as

much as one to six miles

wide!

During flood seasons, the

Amazon is more than 32 km

in certain places

8.The Amazon River taken

different routes since it

began to carry water.

Amazon River even flowed

west at one time or more,

into the Pacific Ocean.

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