https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s A mystery of the world. en-us 2015-05-01 18:07:09 UTC 2023-03-01 04:01:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/earth.jpg margueriteboatw https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59059108 The rivers discharge has been measured to be an average of 7,381,000 ft³/s.

]]> 2015-05-01 18:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59059108 margueriteboatw https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59059128 The river is host to a number of colorful wildlife, such as these rainbow Parrots.

]]> 2015-05-01 18:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59059128 margueriteboatw https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59060018 The Amazon River stretches 4,000 miles in South America, spanning three countries: Colombia, Peru and Brazil.

]]> 2015-05-01 18:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59060018 margueriteboatw https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59060731 There are several tribes deep in the Amazon forest that have yet to be contacted and are often hard to find.  Many are accessible only by air or treacherous hikes.

]]> 2015-05-01 18:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59060731 margueriteboatw https://padlet.com/margueriteboatw/3pbgw2vw9x2s/wish/59061478 The Amazon basin itself (the river and its tributaries taken together) takes up 2.67 million square miles.  That is nearly 40 % of South America.

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