Amazonas
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Satellite images of Yapacana National Park in Amazonas show deep gashes in the earth, where miners have dug enormous open pits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Ibama's technical staff noted in February that drilling conditions were very challenging in the Foz de Amazonas basin, prone to intense storms and strong ocean currents.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
The impact of these fires and the drought on people’s lives in Amazonas is clear, but their message for everybody else is too.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024
In Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, the first cases in the current outbreak were detected near recently deforested areas.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 4, 2024
Our camp at 8 degrees 49 minutes was nearly on the boundary between Matto Grosso and Amazonas.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore
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