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Bookmark or Share- Amazon rainforest - WikipediaThe Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [2] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. [3]
- About the Amazon | WWFNot only does the Amazon encompass the single largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world, it also houses at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity, including endemic and endangered flora and fauna, and its river accounts for 15-16% of the world’s total river discharge into the oceans.
- Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation | BritannicaAmazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.
- 10 amazing Amazon facts! - National Geographic KidsAmazon facts. 1. The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Covering over 5.5 million square kilometres, it’s so big that the UK and Ireland would fit into it 17 times! 2. The Amazon is found in South America, spanning across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. 3.
- Deforestation in the Amazon: - ArcGIS StoryMapsThe Amazon rainforest is commonly known as the "Earth's lungs." Plays a role in our ecosystem health and balance by covering an extensive area across nine countries—making it the biggest tropical rainforest globally and a sanctuary for a diverse range of plant and animal species. Within its lush canopy houses abundant carbon reserves that ...
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