{"id":1627,"date":"2023-03-01T04:17:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T03:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2023-03-01T04:17:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T03:17:55","slug":"what-is-significant-about-the-amazon-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/what-is-significant-about-the-amazon-river\/","title":{"rendered":"What is significant about the amazon river?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazon River is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, and by some definitions it is the longest. The Brazilian government says that the river is 6,992 kilometers (4,345 miles) long, but other calculations put the length at around 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles). The Amazon River is located in South America and runs through the countries of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador.<\/p>\n

There are a few things that make the Amazon River significantly different from other rivers. For one, it is the largest river in the world in terms of discharge. It also has the largest drainage basin in the world. Additionally, the Amazon River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows from east to west. Finally, the Amazon River is home to a large number of endemic species.<\/p>\n

Why is the Amazon so important to the world? <\/h2>\n

The Amazon rainforest is a vital part of the global ecosystem and plays a critical role in stabilizing the climate. The trees in the Amazon store huge amounts of carbon, which helps to regulate the global carbon cycle. They also release large amounts of water into the atmosphere each day, which helps to regulate the global water cycle.<\/p>\n

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by volume, carrying more than five times the volume of the Congo or twelve times that of the Mississippi. It drains an area nearly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States and has over 1,100 tributaries, 17 of which are longer than 1000 miles.<\/p>\n

What is so special about the Amazon rainforest <\/h3>\n