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- The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed second longest river in the world☺
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CountryPeru, Colombia, BrazilCityIquitos (Peru); Leticia (Colombia);
Tabatinga (Brazil); Tefé (Brazil);
Itacoatiara (Brazil) Parintins (Brazil);
Óbidos (Brazil); Santarém (Brazil);
Almeirim (Brazil); Macapá (Brazil);
Manaus (Brazil)Physical characteristicsSourceRío Apurimac, Mismi Peak • locationArequipa Region, Peru • coordinates10°43′55″S 76°38′52″W • elevation5,220 m (17,130 ft)MouthAtlantic Ocean
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Brazil
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0°42′28″N 50°5′22″W[1]Length6,400 km (4,000 mi)[n 1]Basin size7,000,000 square kilometres (2,702,715 sq mi)[2]Width • minimum1 km (0.62 mi) • maximum100 km (62 mi)Depth • minimum20 m (66 ft) • maximum100 m (330 ft)Discharge • average209,000 cubic metres per second (7,400,000 cu ft/s; 209,000,000 L/s; 55,000,000 USgal/s)[5] • minimum180,000 cubic metres per second (6,400,000 cu ft/s; 180,000,000 L/s; 48,000,000 USgal/s) • maximum340,000 cubic metres per second (12,000,000 cu ft/s; 340,000,000 L/s; 90,000,000 USgal/s)Basin featuresTributaries • leftMarañón, Napo, Japurá/Caquetá, Rio Negro/Guainía, Putumayo, Trombetas • rightUcayali, Javary, Juruá, Purús, Madeira, Tapajós, Xingu