amazon river basin short note
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The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon Riverand its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,500,000 km2 (2,900,000 sq mi), or roughly 40 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
Most of the basin is covered by the Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia. With a 5,500,000 km2 (2,100,000 sq mi) area of dense tropical forest, this is the largest rainforest in the world.
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Most of the basin is covered by the Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia. With a 5,500,000 km2 (2,100,000 sq mi) area of dense tropical forest, this is the largest rainforest in the world.
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1. The amazon collects its headwater from the eastern slopes of Andes mountains.
2. Amazon river receives huge discharge.
3. Amazon washes off the load supplies to it from the catchment.
4. Sediments are not deposited at the mouth of amazon river.
5. A dense network of distributions is by and large absent in mouth region of amazon.
6. Series of island developed along the mouth of amazon.
7. At the mouth wide of amazon channel is 150 km.
8. Most of the course of the amazon river is suitable for navigation.
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