The Amazing Amazon River

The Amazon River begins in the Peruvian Andes in South America and runs through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil

The is 5 different tributaries are here are 3

names of them The Rio Negro, Jurua River

and Madeira River.

4000 MILES Long

120 MILES Wide (Rainy Season)

6 MILES normally

Amazon Water Basin

Brazil is 5,568 miles away from us

The city and port of Belem sits on the mouth of

the river Amazon. The mouth is so big, no-one knows

exactly how big it is.

The Amazon river and surrounding rain forest.

Male, Amazon River Dolphin

There are many different animals that live in the Amazon River including:

Dolphins, frogs, manatee, turtles and fish.

There are no bridges because there is no need because the majority of the area has no roads or cities and is covered by trees.

The River is Surrounded By a Rain Forest