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Aerial view of the Amazon River curving through dense green jungle in the Amazon Basin, Peru.
White text on a textured blue background reading Amazonia.
Physical map of northern and central South America highlighting the Andes Mountains along the continent's western edge and the Amazon River basin and drainage network spanning Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and surrounding countries. The map uses color shading to show elevation, marks major rivers, cities, international and political boundaries, and features a small locator map of South America in the corner. Interactive satellite map of Rondonia, Brazil, showing dense unbroken rainforest in 1975, with timeline controls comparing images through 2024 and an inset map locating the state in the Amazon Basin. Aerial view of Amazon rainforest showing a large cleared area with exposed soil and felled trees bordering dense green forest. A narrow stream winds through dense, lush green vegetation in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, with moss-covered rocks and overhanging trees.
Learn about effects of mercury used in gold mining on drinking water of innocent wildlife in Amazon Basin
Follow streams that flow from the Andes Mountains and merge to form the Amazon River
Learn how the Andes Mountains block warm moist air, causing heavy rainfall that feeds the Amazon River
Compare the expanse of the Amazon Basin with the U.S. state of Texas

Amazon basin: References & Edit History

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  • Jennifer Murtoff
    Jennifer Murtoff is a bilingual English-Spanish publishing professional with a master’s degree in Hispanic linguistics.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added interactive. Oct 30, 2026
Media added. Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Restoration of Degraded Lands in the Amazon Basin. Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: FAO Knowledge Repository - Transboundary River Basin Overview � Amazon. Oct 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system. Aug 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Organization of American States - Amazon river basin. Jul 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization - Amazon Basin Project. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: The Nature Conservancy - Protecting the Amazon. Feb 09, 2024
New article added. Sep 22, 2023
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