Amazon River
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It was named after the Amazons, legendary female warriors.
The world's second-longest river, after the Nile, it flows nearly four thousand miles and carries more water than any other river in the world.
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CMA CGM said it would impose low-water surcharges on container shipments to Brazil’s inland port of Manaus, with vessel-draft limitations expected to reduce transport capacity on the Amazon River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He has however been criticized by environmentalists for his support of a massive oil exploration project near the mouth of the Amazon River.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
An average atmospheric river transports more than double the flow of the Amazon River, according to the American Meteorological Society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
The Amazon River dolphin, one of two freshwater dolphin species in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, uniquely adapts to explore seasonally flooded forest habitats.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
If it turned out that the River of Doubt was a tributary of the Amazon River, they estimated that they had to travel another four hundred miles.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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