Describe the location of the Amazon basin and it's extent
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Question :-
Describe the location of the Amazon basin and it's extent
Answer :
Amazon basin is located in South America and is a basin of the Amazon river.
It starts from the Andes Mountain ( which is the longest mountain range in the continent ) and extends west till Peru .
The Amazon river drains its water at Pacific Ocean .
The Amazon basin consists of rainforests called Amazon rainforests .
The Amazon basin covers the states of Bolivia , Brazil , Peru , Colombia and Ecuador .
It receives more than 250 cm of rainfall .
The Amazon rainforest is infact the largest rainforest in the World.
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Explanation:
♥ The Amazon River basin stretches from the Brazilian Highlands in the south, to the Guiana Highlands in the north.
♥Its area is around 2.7 million square miles, and it covers almost half of South America, including a total of eight countries:
♥Colombia, Bolivia, Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, and Suriname.
♥ Most of the basin is covered by the Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia. With a 5,500,000 km2
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