Amazon river facts: dimensions, history and wildlife
The Amazon River flows mostly through the Amazon rainforest and the Amazon basin. A beautiful piece of unspoiled nature located in South America, known for its dense forests and unique flora and fauna. Amazon River in dimensions The Amazon is the second longest river in the world. But it counts the most water, about 2% of all natural fresh water in the world. The river rises at 5200 meters altitude in the snow of the Andes Mountains, more specifically, a glacier in Peru, some 190 km from the Pacific Ocean. Unlike many other rivers, the Amazon river choose for the longest possible path of 6516 km with hundreds snaked s-curves. With its 6516 km, the Amazon River is about two times longer than the Mississippi River and five times longer than the Rhine. To give you an idea of its enormous length: this is approximately the distance from Berlin to New York. From tributaries to the Atlantic The Amazon has also other names such as: the Maranon. The river is joined by...