GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Amazon
The Amazon carries the greatest mean river discharge to the ocean. Its main channel links Andean headwaters to the equatorial Atlantic through a vast low-gradient floodplain.
Fast Facts
- The Marañón and Ucayali meet in Peru; the river then reaches the Colombia–Peru frontier and Brazil.
- In Brazil, the upstream main stem is called Solimões until it meets the Negro near Manaus.
- The Madeira enters on the right bank and the Negro on the left bank when facing downstream.
Connected lessons
- AndesMap, explanation and practice
- AmazonMap, explanation and practice
- Madeira RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Rio NegroMap, explanation and practice
- Amazon BasinMap, explanation and practice
- Follow water from the Andes to the AtlanticGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- AndesRelated places
- Amazon BasinRelated places
- Madeira RiverRelated places
- Rio NegroRelated places
- Mantaro RiverRelated places
- Apurímac RiverRelated places
- Macapá · Amazon mouth regionRelated places
- Amazon rainforest · SelvasRelated places
- AndesReceives contribution from
- AndesOriginates in
- Amazon BasinPart of
- Madeira RiverHas tributary
- Rio NegroHas tributary
- PeruFlows through
- ColombiaFlows through
- BrazilFlows through