The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 1 ] …

2025年2月21日 · The Amazon basin is the largest drainage basin in the world, more than twice as large as that of the Congo River in Africa. Approximately one-fifth of all freshwater runoff on …

2025年3月7日 · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square …

2024年8月14日 · The Amazon Basin, spanning eight countries, is defined by the drainage system of the Amazon River and its tributaries and is crucial for global ecology and climate. Referred …

The Amazon basin, the largest in the world, covers about 40% of South America, an area of approximately 7,050,000 km 2 (2,720,000 sq mi). It drains from west to east, from Iquitos in …

The Amazon basin, the region of South America drained by the Amazon River, represents the largest area of tropical rain forest in the world. Extending across nine different countries and …

Mining, logging, ranching, agriculture, and oil and gas extraction have put unsustainable pressure on the delicate rain forests of the Amazon Basin. Use this infographic to teach your students …

To strengthen IWRM in the Amazon, the Amazon Basin Project foresees the conceptualization and consolidation of a series of interrelated, compatible, operational and consensual …

The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its branches. It is low-lying in relation to sea level. The river has its origins high up in the Andes of Peru and …

Today the Amazon River Basin holds the largest tropical rainforest in the world, ranging from the eastern slope of the Andes mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and covering an area of …