Amazon River
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Amazon is a river located in South America, a continent that is home to many diverse geographical features.
The Amazon river flows through several countries, including Peru, which is one of the countries where the river can be found.
In terms of its geographical location, the Amazon is situated in the continent of South America, and it is a river that runs through Peru, among other places.
The Amazon's status as a river in South America and its presence in Peru are key geographical facts about this location.
Key Facts
- Country: Peru[3], Colombia[4], Brazil[5]
- Named after: Amazons[6]
- Basin country: Brazil[7], Colombia[8], Peru[9], Bolivia[10], Ecuador[11], Venezuela[12]
- Commons category: Amazon River[13]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Atlantic Ocean[14]
- Has part(s): Q130307917[15]
- Origin of the watercourse: Marañón River[16], Ucayali River[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Amazon River[18]
- Commons gallery: Amazon River[19]
- Tributary: Madeira River[20], Tapajós River[21], Xingu River[22], Rio Negro[23], Japurá River[24], Napo River[25], Putumayo River[26], Preto da Eva River[27], Nanay River[28], Javary River[29], Paru River[30], Trombetas River[31], Jari River[32], Jutai River[33]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Amazon basin[34]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Encyclopedic Lexicon[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39], New International Encyclopedia[40], The New Student's Reference Work[41], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Amazon River include Amazon[44], an enterprise[45], in United States[46], founded in 1994[47], headquartered in Seattle[48]; Amazonas[49], a federative unit of Brazil[50], in Brazil[51], founded in 1889[52]; Amazon basin[53], a drainage basin[54]; Amazon Theatre[55], an opera house[56], in Brazil[57], founded in 1896[58]; Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization[59], an international organization[60], founded in 1995[61], headquartered in Brasília[62]; and Amazonian Craton[63], a craton[64], in Brazil[65].
Why It Matters
Amazon River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for it include Amazon[44], an enterprise[45], in United States[46], founded in 1994[47], headquartered in Seattle[48]; Amazonas[49], a federative unit of Brazil[50], in Brazil[51], founded in 1889[52]; Amazon basin[53], a drainage basin[54]; Amazon Theatre[55], an opera house[56], in Brazil[57], founded in 1896[58]; Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization[59], an international organization[60], founded in 1995[61], headquartered in Brasília[62]; and Amazonian Craton[63], a craton[64], in Brazil[65].