Why is the Amazon River important for South America?

This area is called the Amazon basin and covers more than 50% of the South American continent including most of Brazil and part of Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Bolivia covering a total area of 2.5 ... The building of river ports along the Amazon River and its tributaries have been an important source of development. read more

The Amazon River supplies more fresh water to the world’s oceans than any other river. It also has the more tributaries than any other river and the world’s largest watershed. Though a National Geographic article published in 2007 offers some evidence that the Amazon is the longest river in the world, most experts still place it in second place behind the Nile River. read more

The Amazon River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The discharge ofwater is approximately 209,000 cubic meters. read more