Amazon River Insights
The Amazon River, while often debated as the longest river, holds the title for the largest discharge, releasing an astonishing 210,000 m³/second into the ocean—over ten times that of the Mississippi. Its drainage basin spans more than 7 million km², dwarfing the Mississippi's 3.2 million km². This immense scale highlights the Amazon's critical role in the ecosystem and its historical significance.In this clip
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Episode 87: The Geography of Planet Earth
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