The Amazon River begins in the Peruvian Andes and flows east until it ends at the Atlantic Ocean. It is the second longest river after the Nile and flows through the countries of Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guyana and Ecuador. read more
The Amazon River pumps so much water into the Atlantic that you could sail from the mouth of the river for dozens of miles in the ocean and still find freshwater. Scientists have been working hard for years to try and work out exactly where the Amazon River ends and the Atlantic Ocean begins but to little avail so far. read more
Five different tributaries have been designated as the source of the Amazon River through the centuries. A new study argues for yet another. read more