Amazon River
World's largest watershed
The Amazon River is the world's largest river by volume, flowing roughly 4,000 miles from the Peruvian Andes through Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean.
Its basin contains the largest tropical rainforest on Earth.
The river carries about one-fifth of all fresh water that flows into the world's oceans.
Flesh-eating tropical swimmer
- manateeLarge aquatic herbivorous mammal
- anacondaMassive constricting serpent
- caimanNeotropical crocodilian species
- electric eelVoltage-producing aquatic creature
toucan · macaw · harpy eagle · jaguar · capybara · poison dart frog · sloth · howler monkey
Largest South American nation
- PeruPacific coast republic
- ColombiaEquatorial South American republic
- EcuadorCountry at zero latitude
- BoliviaAndean republic, two capitals
South America · Andes · Manaus · tributary · confluence · delta · estuary · watershed
Overhead protective covering
- jungleDense tropical forest
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- kapokSilky tropical seed fluff
lianas · bromeliads · orchids · emergent layer · understory · forest floor · vegetation · deforestation
Release of substance outward
- volumeAmount of space filled
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- currentDirected flow of charge
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
sediment · siltation · water level · drainage · flow rate · rainy season · dry season · tidal bore
Organized exploratory journey
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigationDetermining position and course
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
mapping · voyage · chronicles · colonization · trade routes · missionaries · adventure · journey
piranha
Flesh-eating tropical swimmer
- manateeLarge aquatic herbivorous mammal
- anacondaMassive constricting serpent
- caimanNeotropical crocodilian species
electric eel · toucan · macaw · harpy eagle · jaguar · capybara · poison dart frog · sloth · howler monkey · endemic species
Brazil
Largest South American nation
Bolivia · South America · Andes · Manaus · tributary · confluence · delta · estuary · watershed · meander
canopy
Overhead protective covering
kapok · lianas · bromeliads · orchids · emergent layer · understory · forest floor · vegetation · deforestation · logging
discharge
Release of substance outward
- volumeAmount of space filled
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- currentDirected flow of charge
streamflow · sediment · siltation · water level · drainage · flow rate · rainy season · dry season · tidal bore · turbidity
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigationDetermining position and course
cartography · mapping · voyage · chronicles · colonization · trade routes · missionaries · adventure · journey
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Amazonia
- boating destinationscoastal waters, inland lakes, Bahamas, canals, harbors
- Fishing DestinationsAlaska, Bahamas, Belize, British Columbia, Costa Rica
- Amazon Basintributary, tributaries, headwaters, confluence, floodplains
- Amazon RegionManaus, Acre, Leticia
- Brazil PlacesAcre, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia
Amazon RiverPacific Ocean
Largest body of water
ocean · Atlantic Ocean · sea · Dead Sea · Great Salt Lake
river, riverside, rivulet, riverbed, riverboat, riverfront, Amazon, riverine, Amazons