Amazon River - Wikipedia
WEBThe Upper Amazon or Solimões. Amazon River near Iquitos, Peru. Although the Ucayali–Marañón confluence is the point at which most geographers place the beginning of the Amazon River proper, in Brazil the river is known at …
Amazon River | Facts, History, Location, Length, Animals, & Map
WEB2 days ago · 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 …
Amazon River - Hydrology, Tributaries, Basin | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Amazon River - Hydrology, Tributaries, Basin: Most of the estimated 1.3 million tons of sediment that the Amazon pours daily into the sea is transported northward by coastal currents to be deposited along the coasts of northern Brazil and French Guiana.
Amazon River - WorldAtlas
WEBApr 13, 2021 · Map showing the mouth of the Amazon River in the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil. The mouth of the Amazon is measured from Cabo do Norte to Punto Patijoca in northern Brazil, a distance measuring 325 km. This distance is inclusive of the ocean outlet and front of Marajó Island.
Amazon River - HydroGuide
WEBHowever, the Amazon river is the home to an estuarine environment, with an estuary that encompasses the 40,000 km² Island of Marajó. As a result of the extremely high discharge of the Amazon River the estuary itself is mainly freshwater, with minor intrusions of salt water in the coastal region.
The Amazon River - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Moreover, the Amazon River and its tributaries provide essential freshwater resources, sustenance, and transportation routes for millions of people living in the region. The ecological balance of the Amazon is delicately interconnected, with countless species depending on each other for survival.
Amazon River - Tributaries, Basin, Length | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Where is the Amazon River located? How long is the Amazon River? Why is the Amazon River famous? What animals live in the Amazon River? How large is the Amazon Rainforest?
Where Does the Amazon River Begin? - National Geographic
WEBFeb 15, 2014 · Explorers and scientists have argued over where to locate the start of the Amazon River since at least the mid-1600s, with no fewer than five rivers in southwestern Peru given the honor over...
Geochemistry of the Amazon Estuary | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBJan 1, 2006 · The dynamic environment, along with the enormous supply of water, solutes and particles makes the Amazon estuary unique. This chapter describes the unique features of the Amazon estuary and how these features influence the processes occurring within the estuary.
Comprehensive bathymetry and intertidal topography of the Amazon estuary
WEBThe present paper aims to present a novel topographic and bathymetric dataset of the whole Amazon River estuary, from its upstream limit 1000 km inland to its terminal estuary at its oceanic outlet, covering the riverbed as well as the intermittently flooded riverbanks and adjoining floodplains.