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The Amazon River (UK: / ˈ æ m ə z ən /, US: / ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile. [3] [23] [n 4]
View of Manú National Park in the Amazon Rainforest. This is a timeline of Amazon history, which dates back at least 11,000 years ago, when humans left indications of their presence in Caverna da Pedra Pintada. [1] [2] Here is a brief timeline of historical events in the Amazon River valley.
The Amazon River is the largest river in the world in terms of its flow rate. In addition, it is the second longest river, measuring 6,575 km (4,086 mi) [3] from its source to the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean [4] after the Nile River which is considered to be the longest river in the world (see Source of the Nile River), although there is some dispute.
The first European to travel the entire length of the Amazon river was the Spaniard Francisco de Orellana, between 1539 and 1541, from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. At the time, the story spread that the mythical city of El Dorado would be located somewhere between the Amazon and the Guianas. [8] [6]
Mismi is a 5,597-metre (18,363 ft) mountain peak of volcanic origin in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru.A glacial stream on the Mismi was identified as the most distant source of the Amazon River in 1996; [1] this finding was confirmed in 2001 [2] and again in 2007. [3]
A boat floats on the Mekong, in Laos South America's Amazon River (dark blue) and the rivers which flow into it (medium blue). The darker green marks the Amazon's drainage basin or watershed. A river is a natural freshwater stream that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or ...
Samuel Fritz SJ (9 April 1654 – 20 March 1725, 1728 or 1730) [1] [2] was a Bohemian Jesuit missionary, noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin.He spent most of his life preaching to Indigenous communities in the western Amazon region, including the Omaguas, the Yurimaguas, the Aisuare, the Ibanomas, and the Ticunas.
marks the north end of the Rocky Mountains Slave River: Canada: Alberta, Northwest Territories: 270 mi (430 km) Mackenzie River: named for the Slavey people Peace River: Canada: British Columbia, Alberta: 1,195 mi (1,923 km) Slave River: part of Finlay–Peace–Slave–Mackenzie river system--13th longest in the world, traditional Danezaa ...