The Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 2 ] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest . [ 3 ]

6 天之前 · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.

2015年11月27日 · The Amazon Rainforest isn't just located in a single country. In fact, the forest spreads over 9 territories, 8 of which are countries. The other territory is an overseas department of France.

The rainforest is located in South America, stretching a brilliant 5,500,000 km 2. The Amazon basin, which houses the forest, is slightly bigger, covering over 7,000,000 km 2. The basin is the area that drains into the Amazon River, meaning that the water from the basin eventually enters the Amazon River.

Where is the Amazon rainforest? The Amazon rainforest is located in South America. How big is the Amazon rainforest? The Amazon basin is roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States. The forest itself covered roughly 634 million hectares in 2020, of which about 529 million hectares was classified as primary forest.

2025年1月4日 · Amazon Rainforest is also known as Amazon Jungle or Amazonia. The Amazon Rainforest covers the majority of the Amazon basin in South America. The Amazon Rainforest, the world's biggest river basin, runs from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to …

The Amazon Rainforest is located in 9 different countries but the majority of it (around 60%) is located in Brazil. The rest of it can be found in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (which is technically an overseas territory).

2024年3月19日 · The Amazon rainforest encompasses the majority of the Amazon River drainage basin, spanning 7 million square kilometres in total across northern South America as seen in the map above. This is the world‘s largest river basin by …

Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.

2015年8月4日 · The Amazon rainforest is located in the largest river basin in the world, and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to its western border at the Andes mountain ranges. Its northern border is the Guiana Highlands, with a …