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Amazon

The Amazon is a river in South America, about 6,400 km long. It flows through Brazil, Peru and Colombia. It is the second-longest river in the world and the longest in South America. In Brazil, Peru and Colombia, it is the longest river. Its drainage basin (7,050,000 km²) is the largest in the world.

Length
6,400 km
Source
Maranon
Mouth
Atlantic Ocean
Drainage basin
7,050,000 km²
Mean discharge
209,000 m³/s
Continent
South America

Countries

BrazilPeruColombia

Sections

Solimões

Tributaries

  1. 1Jurua3,100 km
  2. 2Río Caquetá2,820 km
  3. 3Black2,250 km
  4. 4Tapajós1,930 km
  5. 5Maranon1,737 km
  6. 6Rio Xingu1,640 km
  7. 7Putumayo1,610 km
  8. 8Ucayali1,460 km
  9. 9Madeira1,450 km
  10. 10Jutai River1,200 km
  11. 11Napo River1,130 km
  12. 12Javary1,056 km
  13. 13Jari River1,000 km
  14. 14Trombetas760 km
  15. 15Jandiatuba748 km
  16. 16Paru River710 km
  17. 17Nhamundá River470 km
  18. 18Nanay River420 km

Rivers nearby

  1. 1Jauaperi River530 km
  2. 2Rio Unini581 km
  3. 3Caurés River318 km
  4. 4Branco584 km
  5. 5Matupiri River342 km
  6. 6Catrimani River559 km
  7. 7Jari River367 km
  8. 8Mapuera River333 km
  9. 9Abacaxis River610 km
  10. 10Solimões1,600 km

Sources

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