Amazon basin – Marvels of Nature https://marvelsofnature.com Discover, Protect, and Celebrate Nature's Majesty Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:42:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://marvelsofnature.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-Marvels-of-Nature-512x512-1-150x150.webp Amazon basin – Marvels of Nature https://marvelsofnature.com 32 32 Amazon’s Mighty River https://marvelsofnature.com/amazon-river/ Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:38 +0000 https://marvelsofnature.com/?p=2185 The Amazon River winds through South America’s vast rainforest. It’s the largest and longest river system in the world. Covering over 6,400 kilometers, it starts in Peru. Then, it goes through a rainforest nearly the size of the U.S. mainland. This river discharges 12,540,000 cubic meters of water every minute. That’s enough to power New York City for 9 years! The Amazon River holds about 20%

Source

]]>