The Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [2] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. [3]

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6 天之前 · 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 km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.

2015年11月27日 · Where Is The Amazon Rainforest Located? The Amazon Rainforest is located in South America. You can see exactly where by using the Amazon Rainforest Map, below. The rainforest is the area of dark green that covers most of the top of the continent. The rainforest is located in the Amazon Basin. This is the area that drains into the Amazon River.

2025年1月8日 · The Amazon River is located in the northern portion of South America, flowing from west to east. The river system originates in the Andes Mountains of Peru and travels through Ecuador , Colombia , Venezuela , Bolivia , and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean .

The Amazon River Basin occupies the entire central and eastern area of South America, lying to the east of the Andes mountain range and extending from the Guyana Plateau in the north to the Brazilian Plateau in the south.

2024年12月28日 · Amazon basin, the drainage basin of the Amazon River that covers about 34 percent of the land of South America (about 6,100,000 square km [roughly 2,300,000 square miles]) and is located in the center and eastern portions of the continent.

Where is the Amazon River on the map? The Amazon River is located in South America. It spans through nine countries: Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

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