Amazon Basin
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The Amazon Basin is the vast tropical drainage region of the Amazon River in South America, encompassing the world’s largest rainforest and one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.
Aliases (5)
- Amazon River basin ×5
- Amazon basin ×3
- Amazon River system ×2
- Amazonia ×2
- Upper Amazon Basin ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
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geographical region → tropical region → |
| area |
approximately 2700000 square miles
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approximately 7000000 square kilometres → |
| biodiversityStatus |
one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth
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| biome |
tropical rainforest
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| borderedBy |
Andes Mountains
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Brazilian Highlands → Guiana Shield → |
| carbonRole |
major global carbon sink
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| climate |
tropical
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| contains |
Amazon rainforest
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indigenous territories → protected areas → world’s largest tropical rainforest → |
| country |
Bolivia
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Brazil → Colombia → Ecuador → French Guiana → Guyana → Peru → Suriname → Venezuela → |
| drainageAreaOf |
Amazon River system
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| drainedBy |
Amazon River
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| ecosystemType |
humid tropical forest ecosystem
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| hasFeature |
extensive river network
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seasonally flooded forests → vast wetlands → |
| hasPart |
Amazon River
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Japurá River basin → Madeira River basin → Marañón River basin → Negro River basin → Purus River basin → Tapajós River basin → Ucayali River basin → Xingu River basin → |
| hydrologicalRole |
key component of global water cycle
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| knownFor |
extreme biodiversity
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largest river discharge in the world → |
| locatedOnContinent |
South America
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| partOf |
Amazonia
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| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
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climate change → deforestation → mining → |
| timeZone |
UTC−05:00 to UTC−03:00 (various parts)
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