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Amazonas (river) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 10 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -10.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 049 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -49.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest river in world in volume & area; has more than 1,000 known tributaries; can accommodate large freighters; has oxbow lakes & abandoned channels; floods annually bring huge deposits of silt; supports critical populations of fish & wildlife; conventionally, the entire river is known as "Amazonas," however in Peru, the upper stream is called Marañón, while in Brazil, a section is called "Solimões." |
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| Amazonas (preferred,C,V)
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............ | reportedly named by Orelanna in 1541, after legendary Greek Amazons, referring to battles between local female warriors |
| Amazonas, Río (C,V)
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| Río Amazonas (C,V)
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| Amazonas, Rio (C,V)
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| Rio Amazonas (C,V)
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| Orllana (C,V)
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| Orellana (C,V)
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............ | after Francisco de Orellana, Spanish soldier who explored river in 1541 & is said to have named it "Amazonas" |
| Solimões (C,V)
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| Solimoens (C,V)
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| Amazon (C,O)
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| Amazon River (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Amazonian (C,V,English,U,A)
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Perú (nation) (P) |
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