The Amazon River of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined.
The Amazon River accounts for approximately 1/5 of the world's total river flow, and it has the largest drainage basin in the world. There is an ongoing dispute regarding its length, and along with the Nile it is one of the contenders for the position as the longest river in the world.
Because of its vast dimensions, it is sometimes called The River Sea and at no point is it crossed by bridges. In 1500, Vicente Yañez Pinzón was the first European to sail into the river. Pinzón called the river flow "Río Santa María de la Mar Dulce", later shortened to "Mar Dulce" .
If you visit Brazil, you will find other amazing places and tradition, such as Amazon Rainforest that is a moist broadleaf forest in the Amazon Basin of South America. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world.
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Welcome to Amazon !
Enjoy your Vacation !
(DS. Utomo)
Rabu, 17 Juni 2009
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Thanks for the useful information. I think that it will be a sensational and amazing experience if you can travel and wandering along the Amazon River !
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