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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The second-longest river in the world and the one with the greatest volume of water, flowing about 6,600 km (4,100 mi) from Peru across northern Brazil to a delta on the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the Amazon basin consists of tropical rain forest that is home to numerous indigenous cultures and supports many rare plant and animal species.
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- noun a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
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The Amazon River is a barrier to a number of animals such as the tamarins Saguinus nigricollis, which occur on the north side, and Saguinus mystax, which occurs on the southwest side of the Amazon-Ucayali system.
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The Amazon River is the rain forest's lifeline, with more than 15,000 tributaries.
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The Amazon River is the largest river system in the world and covers a vast area of the northern half of South America.
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The Amazon River is the largest river in the world, with a flow greater than the next eight largest rivers combined.
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By the way, consider the sources that use "Amazon River":
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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By the way, consider the sources that use "Amazon River":
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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His wife and son go hunting for him on the Amazon River with a camera crew in tow.
Shaky Cameras, Glimpses of Menace John Jurgensen 2012
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In Brazil, the life-giving Amazon River was running low due to drought.
Christian Parenti: Why Climate Change Will Make You Love Big Government Christian Parenti 2012
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Occidental Petroleum, for example, is involved in a major human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit regarding the pollution of indigenous land and the Amazon River.
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This time around, filmmaker James Cameron is leading a charge against the dam, comparing its construction on a major tributary of the Amazon River to the environmental destruction depicted in his recent film, "Avatar."
Vale to Buy Stake in Belo Monte Dam Project John Lyons 2011
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