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Amazon River

Type

River

Mouth

Pacific Ocean

Length

approximately 6,400 kilometers

Source

Lua mountains, near the equator

Watershed

South America • First World

Basin area

approximately 7 million square kilometers

Tributaries

Napo RiverPutumayo RiverJapurá RiverNegro River

Flora and fauna

piranhajaguar • [[anaconda] • [[orchid] • [[pink river dolphin • [[toucan

Conservation efforts

Amazon Rainforest Conservation

Indigenous communities

TikunaYanomamiXinguTerena

Countries the river flows through

PeruColombia • Brazil

Importance in trade and exploration

Critical role in European exploration and trade

Amazon River