What's The World's Second Largest River
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The Amazon River, located in South America, is the second longest river in the world, after the Nile River.
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It flows through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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The river is approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) long, though some estimates may vary.
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While second in length, the Amazon is the largest river in the world by discharge volume.
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The river and its basin contain the Amazon rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest on Earth.
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This ecosystem is home to an extraordinary variety of plants and animals, accounting for about 25% of the world's terrestrial species.
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Its seasonal flooding creates fertile floodplains crucial for many aquatic species and is vital for the region's climate.
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The river's vast drainage basin plays a major role in regulating the climate both locally and globally.
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