Amazone, Brazil, October 2004. The Amazone river and Rio Negro connect the small rain forest communities that dot the region. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. River Amazon (Portuguese: Rio Amazonas; Spanish: Río Amazonas) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with total river flow greater than all the other top ten largest rivers...
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Amazone, Brazil, October 2004. The Amazone river and Rio Negro connect the small rain forest communities that dot the region. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. River Amazon (Portuguese: Rio Amazonas; Spanish: Río Amazonas) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with total river flow greater than all the other top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined. The Amazon drains an area of some 6,915,000 square kilometres (2,670,000 sq mi), or some 40 percent of South America. Photo by Frits Meyst/Adventure4ever.com
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