Map: Amazon River and Watershed (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Map: Amazon River and Watershed

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This map of South America shows the watershed of the Amazon River, the largest river system on Earth. The watershed, which stretches from the eastern slopes of the Andes to the Atlantic coast, covers 6.1 million square kilometers (2.4 million square miles) and includes nine countries.

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Earth Observatory, NASA

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