Amazon River
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River
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Mouth of the Amazon River
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Àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè
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Perú, Kòlómbìà, Brasil, Bòlífíà, Fenesuela, Ẹ̀kùàdọ̀r, Gùyánà
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State
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34
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Region
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South America
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Tributaries
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- left
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Marañón, Japurá, Rio Negro
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- right
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Ucayali, Purus, Madeira, Tapajós, Xingu, Tocantins
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Ìlú
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Iquitos (Peru); Manaus (Brazil) and Belém do Pará (Brazil).
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Source
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Apacheta cliff
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- location
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Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru
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- elevation
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5,170 m (16,962 ft)
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- coordinates
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15°31′05″S 71°45′55″W / 15.51806°S 71.76528°W / -15.51806; -71.76528
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Mouth
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- location
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Atlantic Ocean, Brazil
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- elevation
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0 m (0 ft)
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Length
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6,400 km (4,000 mi) approx.
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Basin
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7,050,000 km² (2,720,000 sq mi) approx.
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Discharge
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mouth
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- average
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219,000 m3/s (7,734,000 cu ft/s)
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Map showing the Amazon drainage basin with the Amazon River highlighted
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Odo Amasonini odo to tobijulo lagbaye. Awon oniwadii kan ni ile Brazil ti so pe odo Amazon ni o gun ju ni agbaye. Teletele, odo Amazon ni a mo pe o ni omi ninu ju lo ni gbogbo agbaye ti o si je pe odo Nile ni o gun ju sugbon, awon oniwadii yii so pe Mismi ni ile Peru ni Amazon ti bere ati pe o gun ni iwon 6,800 km (4,250 miles) ni gba ti Nile si gun ni iwon 6,695 km.
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