Amazon River is the fastest river on the ground. Paranian Ting - the Indians, which means in the translation of the queen of all rivers, solempt this river. The mouth of the Amazon River was opened by Spaniard Winsent Yanez Pinson back in the 1550th year, and the true royal greatness of this river was also recognized.

History of the opening of the Great River

The very first managed to enjoy the beauties of the shores of the beautiful pearl in the 1541th year of the Spaniard Francisco de Orelian. It was he who was the first to go out to find out which Amazon River, without frightened by hostile Indians. During one of the hot battles with the natives, the conquistadors noticed that in the very first ranks of the warriors, the shoulder shoulder at the shoulder are fighting with half and strong women who skillfully hold onions and arrows in the hands. Looking at them, the Spaniards remembered the Amazons, which is why Orelian decided to call this river in honor of them Amazon. He traveled since the foothills of the Andes, then in the direction of the river and on Amazon to the Atlantic Ocean itself.

After this note about the Great River, Kondamin from France, Humboldt from Germany, as well as the Englishman on the name Bates. The latter described thousands of insects that live in the river basin, and Botany Spruce was able to assemble the samples of almost 7,000 previously known science of plants.

The source of the Amazon River, its tributaries and the channel

This river is truly unique. Almost one and a half thousand kilometers from the mouth are poured and the Amazon River itself during the tides. Amazon has more than 500 different lengths of the tributaries, seventeen of them are longer than 1,500 km. For example, it is Madeira and Tapazhos, Schin and Isa, Rio-Negra and others.

Deep in Andes is the source of the Amazon River, it is born there, and then flows mainly on the territory of Brazil, where Solimens call this river. The total length of the entire river is 6.4 thousand km, this is together with the influx of Marandon, and the flow of Ukyali is seven thousand kilometers.

With a total area of \u200b\u200b7190 thousand kilometers, Amazon collects its waters, and the bulk of this basin belongs to the state of Brazil. Already before joining the Atlantic Ocean, the river bed is divided and flows between large islands on various sleeves, creating mouths in the form of a funnel. The Amazon River is a shipping river, and large ports are located on it.

River Mode and Seasons

The right tributaries of the rivers are located in the southern hemisphere, and the left - in the northern, therefore their water falls into the pools at different times of the year. That is, they have floods at different periods of time. On the tributaries to the right, the flood begins from October and lasts on the most March, in the left difts, the flood passes just the opposite: from April to October, that is, in the summer months of the northern hemisphere. It is this characteristic feature that causes an amazing fullness of the Amazon River. In a second, the Amazon River gives more than 55 million liters of water to the world ocean, which is created by tributary, melting snow from the Andes and tropical rains.

The greatest increase in its level begins in the spring and ends at the end of July, that is, the flood continues in this place more than 120 days. Three months of forest in the valley near the river are flooded, then the water is gradually coming down. In September and in August, the water level is rather low.

What river is longer?

The question is often asked: "What river is longer: Volga, Amazon?" If you compare the Amazon with the Great Russian River Volga, then the length of the first river 6992 kilometer, and the Volga is only 3530 km long, which is also a rather significant indicator. However, it should be noted that the Amazon River is not the longest river in the world, as still believed, but the fastest.

True, Volga is the longest river in Europe, and in Russia it is of great importance not only as a transport highway, but also as a source of life in dry areas. According to the degree of importance in its region, it has no less meaning than the Great Brazilian River.

Seventh miracle of light

Amazon is included in the list of seven most amazing natural miracles of the world. Unique not only in full strength, it is incomparable with anything at the exceptional wealth of flora and fauna and in their bright beauty. Together with his tributaries, she connects different countries. It is impossible to definitely determine where the Amazon River proceeds, as it passes through the blue ribbon through the territory of Peru, in Bolivia, crosses Brazil and Venezuela, as well as Ecuador and the territory of Colombia.

Of course, the most extended river in the world is the Neal, but justice to say, Amazon is very little inferior to the African pearl, sharing the palm of the championship of the most significant rivers on our planet.

Although the last fact is now disputed. Recently it was reported that scientists from Brazil came to the conclusion that the source of the Amazon River is not in the north of Peru, as they thought before, but on the mountain covered with ice called Biemi, at an altitude of five thousand meters. The change in the source allows Amazon to "catch up" the Nile in length. So, perhaps, the question of which river is longer than Amazon, there will be nothing to answer.

A quarter of all water that follows from rivers in the world ocean is Amazon's water. The mouth of the river placed another record holder - the largest River Israsho Island on the planet. The magnitude of the island could accommodate such a country like the Netherlands.

Tropical forest and amazon

All life on our planet depends on whether there will be a wet forest of the tropics. It is he who regulates the climate on our planet, absorbs all the harmful gases that are contained in the air. Only due to the presence of the Taiga and Tropical Forest on the Earth around the Amazon Global warming did not destroy us completely. That is, the Amazon River with its unique pool is the lungs of our planet.

It's amazing that when the rainy season comes, all the trees are in the waters of Amazon to the crown itself, and at the same time they do not die. They have long adapted to such a change of water levels in this river. Almost the entire Amazon pool occupies the world's largest array of rainy rainforest. Here you can constantly hear a knock of water drops falling out of the leaves, as the rains go almost daily.

Brazil's jungle near the Amazon River has not yet been examined completely, and now there are unknown science plants. It is in these forests that almost 50 percent of all types of plants of our planet live. Many plants of the rainforest of Amazon are the most real Panacea, they make rare medicines for the treatment of different diseases.

Nourishes oxygen all the planet

Amazon's pool is not only a house for unique plants and animals. Tropical rain forests supply oxygen into the atmosphere. However, people annually destroy more than one hundred thousand kilometers of unique flora. And forests cut out not only in Brazil, but in other countries. A superbly functioning ecosystem can perish and pose with this mankind to the catastrophe. The forest is the main supplier of oxygen, air conditioning of our common planet. If the wealth of the Amazon basin will be able to preserve, Brazil will still be one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

Motherland Hummingbird and Flamingo

In the jungle Amazon there are birds with an amazingly bright and rich plumage, for example, colorful yellow and green parrots with bright red heads, famous pink flamingos and the smallest birds in the world - tiny hummingbirds. Millions of multicolored butterflies flute in the air. Scientists say 1.5 thousand species of different colors, 760 species of large trees, about 125 mammals and about 400 varieties of birds grows here. Only one palm trees near the Amazon about 800 species.

Monkeys live in crowns of huge trees. Along the river there are very funny tapiirs that look like a shaggy pig. There are terrible jaguars here, as well as anaconda.

The famous Lilia of Victoria Regia is growing in the waters of the river, on a sheet of which a five-year-old child stand and not sink.

In Amazon, 2000 species of various fish live. In all European rivers, taken together, there are ten times less species. The Congo River, which is also famous for the variety of species, contains them three times less. Pryrania acquired quite sadness, turning into the name of the nominal, including in our country. By the way, on the famous toothfish can be viewed in Sevastopol aquarium. Naturally, there are in the Amazon and crocodiles, alligators, as well as electrical acne, which are tangible beaten by a current.

Aborigines

A very small village of Aboriginal Indians still lives in the center of Brazil around the flooded Amazon of the Earth on a tiny hill. In the most simple houses from the local tree, there was more than a hundred people. They are engaged in the cultivation of Manioki, similar to our potatoes, and fish. The little tribe of the centuries does not leave anywhere, as if protecting the most popular and beautiful river on Earth, thanks to which all our planet can breathe freely.

Amazon is a river that is familiar with every person almost from school bench. It annually takes thousands of tourists, scientists and ecologists, just lovers of nature. None of them leaves disappointed, leaving home brighter and colorful impressions.


Amazon has a complex mode; Further-free throughout the year. Right tributaries and lefties, due to the time of rainy rainfall, floods have floods at different times of the year: Right trusts - from October to March, left - from April to October Therefore, seasonal flow fluctuations are smoothed. Southern tributies have large aquifers; In May - July, they cause the highest lifting water levels and the greatest spills to Amazon. In August - September, levels occupy a low position. Maximum water costs Amazon reach 300 thousand m3 / sec and more; The yellowish color of the river water at this time is noticeable in the Atlantic Ocean in removing up to 300 km from the coast. With low water, costs fall to 70-80 thousand m3 / s. The average water consumption is about 175 thousand m3 / s, the average annual stock is about 5520 km3. Amazon accounted for 15-17% of the total annual flow of all rivers of the globe. Annually Amazon / on average makes from its / pool / more than 1 billion ton material. The river regime in the lower flow is essentially influenced by tides extending up by a 1400 km river. In the mouth of the tides are accompanied by Pororok ("Rhythmic Water"), which is a cooling wave with a height of up to 4-5 m, which, with a large / speed and strong hum, rushes up the river, flooding and destroying the coast. At one of the local Indian adventures of Pororoka called "Amazun" (from this word some geographers produce the name of the river itself) ./ The entrance to the Amazon is very dangerous, since at the mouths / many shames.

The answer was left the guest

Amazon is a flat river, almost all over the lowland plain. When falling into the ocean forms a delta - the largest in the world.
Amazon has a complex mode; Further-free throughout the year.

Right tributaries and lefties, due to the time of rainy rainfall, floods have floods at different times of the year: Right trusts - from October to March, left - from April to October Therefore, seasonal flow fluctuations are smoothed. Southern tributies have large aquifers; In May - July, they cause the highest lifting water levels and the greatest spills to Amazon.

In August - September, levels occupy a low position. Maximum water costs Amazon reach 300 thousand m3 / s and more; The yellowish color of the river water at this time is noticeable in the Atlantic Ocean in removing up to 300 km from the coast. With low water, expenses fall to 70-80 thousand.

What is the nature of the flow near the Amazon River

m3 / sec. The average water consumption is about 175 thousand m3 / s, the average annual stock is about 5520 km3. Amazon accounted for 15-17% of the total annual flow of all rivers of the globe. Annually Amazon / on average makes from its / pool / more than 1 billion.

t solid material. The river regime in the lower flow is essentially influenced by tides extending up by a 1400 km river. In the mouth of the tides are accompanied by Pororok ("Rhythmic Water"), which is a cooling wave with a height of up to 4-5 m, which, with a large / speed and strong hum, rushes up the river, flooding and destroying the coast.

At one of the local Indian adventures of Pororoka called "Amazun" (from this word some geographers produce the name of the river itself) ./ The entrance to the Amazon is very dangerous, since at the mouths / many shames.

It turns out that one of the largest rivers of our planet in the past repeatedly changed the direction of his current.

American specialists in geology from the University of North Carolina - graduate student Russell MEPS and his supervisor Drew Coleman - found that once Amazon carried their waters in the direction opposite to the current one.

That is, from the Atlantic Ocean in quiet.

MEPS began his studies back in 2004. But the initial purpose was to determine it, at what speed are progressing in the Amazon River basin, sedimentary sediments, washed off by water from the Andean vertices.

However, the study of rocks formed from sedimentary rocks in the Amazon basin led to unexpected results.

The fact is that if the Amazon was constantly flowing in the direction in which his waters are now, then scientists had to discover the oldest particles of rocks brought from the course of the Andes.

But that did not happen. On the contrary, the particle rivers found in the pool, the age of which is millions of years, had a very specific origin.

What is the nature of the flow of the Amazon River and its causes?

These particles were brought by water streams from the East, from the mountains that were formed 65-145 million years ago, when the separation of tectonic plates was separated - the grounds of modern South America and Africa. The mountain ridge formed in this way forced the future Amazon to flow from the east to the west. Then right in the center of the continent as a result of tectonic shifts grew by a relatively low mountain range - the so-called polar arc, which exists now.

The ridge extended from the north, the ridge divided the ancient Amazon in half, one part of which as a result headed to the east, to the Atlantic, the other - west. Then, the beginning of the River began to grow again - now finally, - sending it back, to the polar arc.

In general, the fact that Amazon once changed the direction of the flow, it was known for a long time, but the speech up to this point was only about the individual small areas of the river.

But the unexpected discoveries made by Mets and Coleman, not only confirmed already known facts, but also showed that the changes during the river had a place throughout its entire. All this has become for scientists by a real surprise.

Stretching in neighboring countries. Amazon He is the greatest world river along the pool area (7.2 million km²) and full-breeding.

Amazon takes the beginning in the south, in the mountainous area, at an altitude of almost 5000 m. The origins are merged into, the current C, changing the name and becoming already ENE, connects with Tambo, then with, flow, in turn, merges with that south, there Actually, the famous Amazon begins. The river here is shipping, it is suitable for moving vessels of medium-sized, in some places width reaches 30 km, and the depth is 30 m. Amazon is replenished with water from the territory equal to Australia. Overcoming from the west to the east, the distance of 3700 km along the northern regions of Brazil, the river, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, forms the largest internal delta on the planet (more than 100 thousand km²) and the sleeves-mouths covering the big (port. Ilha Do Marajó).

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Excursion in history

As the legend says, the river's name received more than 500 years ago from Spanish conquistadors, who made an expedition in the deaf forest of the Great River, from where they returned under a huge impression of naked warranty Indian girls, on a par who were fighting next to men and armed with archers. Hermitting brave and unreasonable warriors were reminded of mythical Amazons from Greek legends, thanks to them the river and received their name.

The longest planet river

Amazon, still officially considered the river largest in the world, but by the length of the second after the Egyptian Nile, according to the Brazilian Inpa (National Center for Space Research), it is the longest river on the planet!

Experts of the Center studied the water artery of the South American mainland using satellite data. The researchers solved one of the outstanding geographical mysteries, the open space where the river occurs, flowing according to Peru, and Brazil before to fall into the Atlantic Ocean: this point is located in the Almighty District in the south of Peru, at an altitude of 5 thousand meters.

According to today's data, the Amazon's length is 6992.06 km. (Compare: The length of the African Nile is 6852.15 km). That is, South American Amazon is the very full and longest River of the Lady Share!

The Amazon River with all its tributaries is 20% of the entire fresh water of the Earth. Of the twenty of the longest rivers of the planet, 10 rivers flow in the Amazon basin.

Amazon is a special, unique ecosystem, the second one on the globe is not. A huge variety of diverse and Amazons form the most real "underwater jungle": only fish are here more than 3,000 species (this is 10 times more than in the whole of Europe).

Photo Amazon with International Space Station (ISS)

Other Records Amazon

  • During the arid season, the river reaches a width of up to 11 km, covering with water of 110 thousand km², and in the rainy season swells 3 times, covering 350 thousand km² and spilling up to width, more than 40 kilometers.
  • The mouth of the river is also one of the achievements of Amazon: this is the largest delta on the globe, up to 325 km width. On 2/3 of the whole length of the river is shipping.
  • With all its tributaries, the river forms a grand water system with a length of more than 25 thousand kilometers! The main line of the greatest river shipping for 4300 km, and the ocean liners from the mouth can rise by almost 1700 km - to.
  • The territory of the Amazon basin, stretching from the Andes to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, from which the river is replenished with water, reaches 7.2 million km², which is only a little less of the Australian Square. Given all the tributaries, Amazon belongs to 1/4 of the entire running water of our planet!
  • According to the observations of cosmonauts, the river continues its flow in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, which differs from the shore at a distance of about 400 km. In its lower course, Amazon is spilled in some places 150 km, and in a funnel-shaped mouth - about 230 km. If you rise by 4 thousand km up the river, here the width of its main channel ranges from 2 to 4 km, the depth reaches 150 m, and the flow rate is 10-15 km / h.
  • Only on Amazon can observe the unique phenomenon of nature - harsh water lifts in the river under the influence of the ocean tide, when a huge water shaft is 4-5 m high ("") with a terrifying roar rushes along the river upstream, reaching sometimes places located at 1400 km From the shore of the ocean.
  • Some river tributaries carry pure water from majestic, snow-covered tops of the Andes, others - muddy moisture from the hills slopes, and the third is transparent, the colors of the fastened tea, water from numerous swamps.

The famous river launching the path throughout South America does not give rest to researchers around the world. Amazon can be studied infinitely, but it is impossible to know it to the end.

Amazon at the origins of the legend

Amazon is the most aquifer and full-water river around the world. It gives the fifth part of all water reserves to the World Ocean. The greatest river from all existing on the planet originates in Andes and completes the path in the Atlantic Ocean by Brazil.

All South America is washed by the waters of the longest river.


The Aparai tribe, they come from the south coast of Amazon.

The History of the Opening of Amazon

The merger of the rivers of Ukyali and Maranyon forms the majestic Amazon, which for several millennia continues continuously. There is information that His name Amazon received, thanks to Spanish conquistadors, once fought with the Indians on the shore of the mighty river.

Then the Spaniards struck with what fearlessness the militant Indian women fought with them.


Unknown Amazon.

So I found the name of the river, which is always associated with the once existing women's tribal warrior tribes. What is here, however, what is fiction? Historians still guess and lead scientific disputes about this.

In 1553, Amazon is first mentioned in the famous book "Chronicle Peru".


The tribe of the Aboriginal makes the first contact with the outside world.

First Izvestia about Amazons

The most first information about the Amazons belongs to 1539. Conquistador Gonzalo Himenes de Cesada participated in the campaign in Colombia. He was accompanied by royal officials, in the subsequent report of which contained information about the privala in the Valley of Bogota. It was there that they found out about the amazing tribe of women who lived on themselves and used the strong floor only to continue the kind. Local called their Amazons.


Floating houses Ikitos, Amazon River, Peru

It is mentioned that the Queen of Amazons was called the char. Presumably Konkistador Himenes de Kesada sent to the uncharted lands of warlike women of his brother.

But no one could confirm this data. Yes, and to the opening of the river itself, this information has a slight attitude.


Taxi on the Amazon River.

Opening of the River Francisco de Orelian

Francisco de Oreliana - Conquistador, with whose name is firmly associated with the name of the South American Mighty Amazon. According to historical information, he was one of the first Europeans managed to cross the country in its widest part. Naturally, the collision of the conqueror with Indian tribes was inevitable.


Expedition route Oreliana 1541-1542.

In the summer of 1542, Orelyan, together with his associates, was in a large village, which was on the coast of the famous river. The royal subjects saw local aborigines and entered them into battle. It was assumed that the tribe would not be difficult. But the stubborn Indians did not want to recognize the power of the Spanish ruler and were desperately fought for their lands. Were these brave women or just long-haired men?

It is difficult to judge, but then the conquistador was delighted with such desperate resistance of "Amazons" and decided to call the river in their honor. Although, at the initial idea of \u200b\u200bFrancisco de Oreliana was going to give her his name. So, the river impassable jungle gained her majestic name Amazon.


Girls from a tribe on the Amazon River.

Amazon River Delta

Approximately 350 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean begins Delta of the very large river of the world. Ancient age did not prevent rapid amazon to go beyond the limits of indigenous banks. It was associated with active tides, bets and the influence of currents.


Amazon's beauty: pita and lilies.

Incredible wreckage masses make a river in the world ocean. But it interferes with the process of an increase in the delta.

Initially, the origin of the Amazon was considered the main influx of Maranyon. But in 1934 it was decided that the Ukatali River should be considered a priority.


Colombian Amazon

The South American Amazon Delta has an incredible area - up to one hundred thousand square kilometers, and the width is two hundred kilometers. A huge number of tributaries and straits - this is what is characteristic of this river.

But the Amazon Delta does not fall into the water of the Atlantic Ocean.


Animal world near the river

Flora and fauna

To visit Amazonia and amaze an incredible flora and the fauna will want every biologist-researcher or a curious traveler who is interested in the unknown world. Plants and animals living along the Amazon coast, without exaggeration make up the global genetic foundation.


Jesus Lizard, called because she knows how to run on the surface of the water.

More than 100 mammalian species, 400 species of feathered, insects, invertebrates, flowers and trees - they are a dense ring surround Amazonia Earth, conquer infinitely. The entire swimming pool of the mighty river occupies a wet rainforest. A unique natural education or an Equatorial forest of Amazonia surprises with its climatic conditions. Heat and high humidity are their main features.

It is noteworthy that even at night, the temperature does not fall below the mark of 20 degrees.


Jaguar in the tropical jungle of the River Delta.

Liana are thin stems that promptly reach an impressive length. To move on these thick thickets, it is clearly necessary to cut the road to themselves, because the sunlight is almost not penetrated through the rainy vegetation. The present miracle of the Flora Amazonia is a huge water lily that is able to withstand and human weight.

Up to 750 species of various trees will probably make even the very sophisticated researcher and traveler.

It is in Amazonia that you can see a red tree, gevent and cocoa, as well as unique sebo, the fruits of which are surprisingly like cotton fibers.


Tropical Amazon's forests

On the coast of the South American river there are giant dairy trees, the sweet juice of which in appearance resembles milk. No less awesome fruit trees of kastanya, which may feed with surprisingly tasty and nutritional nuts, which are something resembled dates of the curved shape.

The Tropical Forests of Amazonia are "light" South America, so the activities of environmentalists are aimed at preserving vegetation in an original form.


Capibara

On the coast, you can often see the capible. This is a South American rodent, which is characterized by impressive sizes and on external signs incredibly resembles a guinea pig. The weight of such a "rodent" reaches 50 kilograms.

A unpretentious tapir dwells around the shores of Amazon. It is superbly swimming and reaches 200 kilograms of weight. It feeds animals by the fruits of some trees, leaves and other vegetation.

The water-loving representative of the Feline family and the dangerous predator of Jaguar can safely move along the water thicker and even dive.


Giant Aerovana

Animal world Amazon

The Amazon has a huge number of fish and other river inhabitants. It is especially dangerous to include a shark-bull, which weighs more than 300 kilograms and reaches three meters in length, as well as pirands. These toothfishes in just a few seconds before the skeleton can abjone the whole horse.

But they are not hosted in Amazon, because the danger to all the lives represent Caimans. This is a special kind of alligators.


Dolphin Amazon

Among the friendly inhabitants of a dangerous turbulent river, dolphins and beautiful ornamental fish (guppies, scalaria, launders) can be distinguished, which are countless there are more than 2500 thousand here! Some of the latter on the planet two-way fishes protostters found their refuge in the waters of Amazon.

Here you can see the rarest coat. This is a meter fish that can jump high above the water and swallow huge beetles on the summer.


Giant snake in Amazon.

One of the most terrible creatures on the planet lives in the restless waters of Amazon. This is a river anaconda that is not afraid of any kaymans or jaguars. The deadly and rapid snake can instantly defeat the enemy and kill the victim. The length of this water boa reaches 10 meters.


Piranha caught on spinning.

Ecology

Amazon dense forests are an indispensable ecosystem, which is constantly under threat of mass cutting of trees. The banks of the river have long been devastated.

In the second half of the twentieth century, most of the forests turned into pastures. As a result, the soil suffered a lot from erosion.


Cutting tropical forests

Unfortunately, there are already little from the priest jungle on the Amazon coast. The scorched and partially chopped vegetation is practically not subject to recovery, although environmentalists of the whole world and are trying to hopelessly correct the situation.

Somewhere in the jungle Amazon.

The rarest kinds of animals and plants were extinct due to the violation of the Amazonian ecosystem. Earlier, the otters of a rare breed lived here, but global changes in the natural environment led to the destruction of the population. Arapaima is a real living fossil. But the giant fish also threatens an inevitable extinction. Four hundred millions of years ago, these water inhabitants appeared. But now the fish prefer to breed on local farms to save their extinction. Despite all efforts, the ancient fish of Amazonia continue to dying out due to a catastrophic violation of environmental conditions.

The fading species can be attributed to the famous red tree and a real rosewood with extremely valuable wood. It is from it that all over the world makes expensive eco-friendly furniture. It should be emphasized that the active cutting of forests along the coast of this South American river is seriously threatened with not only the ecology of nearby districts, but also in the whole world.

Amazon on the world map

Video Nature Amazon

Amazon river broke a lot of records. This is the fastest river in the world, it collects 40% of South America's waters. The volume of the water dropped by the river into the ocean is so large that is 1/5 from the total volume of river water on the planet. Many of her tributaries themselves are the greatest rivers of the world. Recently, Amazon is also the longest river in the world. It has the widest river mouth in the world. It is 10 times wider than the strait of La Mans. It is not surprising that at the mouth of the Amazon is located the world's largest river island size with Scotland.

In the rainy season, she floods the forest with an area of \u200b\u200bequal territory of England. In the season, drought millions of fish are locked in her lagoons, it is a paradise for predators. The river lives more species of fish than in the entire Atlantic Ocean. To cross her tropical forests on the plane need to spend 4 hours.

Characteristic of the Amazon River

Amazon River Length: 6992 km

Waterguide pool area: 7 180 000 km?. For comparison, Australia Square 7 692 024 km?.

River Mode, Food: Amazon gets food from numerous tributaries, also due to a wet climate of the river gets a lot of water from precipitation. In the upper course there is an important role.

Amazon Mode Interesting and quite complicated. It is full enough for the whole year. Right and left tributaries of the river have a different time of floods. The fact is that the right tributaries are located in the southern hemisphere, and the left in the north. Therefore, the right-wing fractions flood have been observed from October to March (summer of southern hemisphere), from the left - from April to October (summer of the northern hemisphere). This leads to some smoothing of the drain. Southern tributaries bring more water and in May - July lead to maximum water levels. The minimum stoke is observed in August - September. In the lower current, the ocean rings spread up on the river 1400 km also play an important role. When lifting water river floods the giant territories is the largest flood in the world. The width of the floodplain reaches 80-100 km.

Average water consumption at the mouth: 220 000 m3 / s. The maximum flow rate during the salons reaches 300,000 m3 / s and even more. Minimum flow during the dry season of 70,000 m3 / s. To compare water consumption in the Volga 8060 m? / S i.e. Almost 28 times less.

Where leaks: Amazon proceeds mainly through the territory of Brazil, but small parts of the Amazon basin belong to Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

Amazon takes the beginning at an altitude of 5 thousand meters from the snow-covered vertices of Peruvian Andes. Tales water, connecting with other threads, rushes down to the endless jungle. In addition to the high height of the Amazon's mouth, it is necessary to take into account the fact that it is located on the latitude of the equator and therefore the climate here is changed here, in the afternoon of the hot sun weakens the ice grip and melt water descends down. Connecting the tons of tons of snow, form powerful streams and type acceleration.

Soon, accustomed to the height of 3.5 thousand meters of Amazon falls into the kingdom of wet forests. Here on the river are often found waterfalls, and the course of Amazon is all the same stormy, it has to break through the mountain arrays. Having descended from the Anda Amazon is bottled along the wide valley (Amazon lowland). Here it flows around the tropical jungle.

The direction of the Amazon's flow is mainly from the West to the East, and it does not go far from the equator. Interestingly, under the Amazon at a depth of 4 thousand meters, the underground river Hamza (Hamza) flows, it is powered by groundwater.

The main line of Amazon is shipping and before the foot of the Andes, i.e. At a distance of 4300 km. Ocean vessels may rise up the river at a distance of 1690 km from the mouth, to the city of Manaus. The total length of all waterways in the Amazon basin is 25,000 km.

After the collision of the Schinger River, Amazon is already more like the sea. The width of the river reaches 15 km and it is already impossible to see the opposite shore.

Here you already feel the proximity of the Atlantic and you can observe tides and foals. The river bed is divided into many sleeves that flow into her huge delta. The mouth of the Amazon is the wider river mouth in the world. At the mouth of the Amazon there are thousands of islands, the largest of them has an area equal to Square of Scotland. In this gigantic mouth there is a constant struggle of salty and freshwater. The arrivals of the Atlantic Ocean make their way deep into the river, despicable everything in its path. This phenomenon is called the tidal wave of amazon or the pellow wave.

Putting in the Atlantic Ocean, Amazon forms the largest Delta of 100,000 km in the world. In this huge delta is the world's largest river island Maramery.

From his three hundred kilometer mouth, the river descends more water to the ocean than all European rivers taken together. From the cosmos, the flow of its turbid waters will be distinguished in the ocean for a hundred km. from the shore.

Amazon River at the mouth.