Amazon River

1. River in South America with headwaters in northern Peru. It flows across northern Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean.

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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In the weeks before the conference, oil and gas major Petrobras, was given licenses by the Brazilian government to explore offshore drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River.

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The U.S.-listed miner plans another site at Fazendinha, close to where the Madeira meets the Amazon River, Bloise said.

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Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras this month started exploratory drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, an area considered a promising new oil frontier.

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Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.

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Domestically, the Brazilian president has faced criticism over his support for exploratory drilling for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River.

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