Rivers, lakes, streams, and swamps in the rainforest
2019年4月1日 · Tropical rainforests have some of the largest rivers in the world, like the Amazon, Madeira, Mekong, Negro, Orinoco, and Congo (Zaire), because of the tremendous amount of …
Amazon River | Facts, History, Location, Length, Animals, & Map ...
2024年11月6日 · More than two-thirds of the basin is covered by an immense rainforest, which grades into dry forest and savanna on the higher northern and southern margins and into …
12 Fascinating Facts About the Amazon River - Treehugger
2024年7月3日 · Ricardo Lima / Getty Images. The Amazon River is unlike any other river on Earth. Its massive volumes of water feed the adjacent Amazon rainforest, make it impossible …
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation
2024年10月29日 · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries in northern South America and covering an area of …
TROPICAL RIVERS, STREAMS, AND CREEKS - Mongabay.com
2012年7月31日 · Tropical rainforest rivers are often overwhelming to the first-time visitor because of their size and abundance. Even more perplexing is the ability of tropical rivers to fork into …
Amazon: Earth's Mightiest River - Live Science
2022年4月5日 · The Amazon River is a massive, intricate water system weaving through one of the most vital and complex ecosystems in the world — the Amazon rainforest in South …
10 amazing Amazon facts! - National Geographic Kids
Running through the north of the rainforest is the Amazon River — a network of many hundreds of waterways that stretches 6,840km. Although there is some debate, most scientists agree that …
The Amazon Rainforest - WorldRainforests.com
The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth. The basin -- roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States -- covers some 40 percent of the South American …
The Amazon Rainforest - Education
The Amazon Basin supports the world’s largest rainforest, which accounts for more than half the total volume of rainforests in the world. Occupying much of Brazil and Peru, and also parts of …
The Rainforest: tropical forest facts, photos, and information
2020年8月14日 · Tropical rainforests support some of the largest rivers in the world, like the Amazon, Mekong, Negro, Orinoco, and Congo. These mega-rivers are fed by countless …