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The Atlantic Ocean is the outflow for the Amazon Rver. The Amazon is responsible for 20 percent of the total volume of fresh water entering the oceans worldwide. The Amazon discharges over 3.5 million cubic feet of water per second into the Atlantic. Because of this massive outflow, the water is fresh in open ocean for several miles. The salinity of the ocean is noticeably lower as far as 310 miles [500 kilometers] out to sea.
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∙ 9y agoThe 'outflow' is when the River Nile enters the Mediterranean Sea.
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What do the nile and Amazon River have in common?
they are both the longest rivers in their country and the most well known rivers and they are both south of the equator.
How does the Amazon River rank in size when compared with other rivers?
The Amazon River accounts for about a fifth of the drainage of all the rivers in the world! That means that of all the water (volume) drained by all the rivers of the world, the Amazon alone handles about 20% or 1/5th of it. That's a lotof water! Additionally the Amazon basin, the name given to the area of land that the Amazon drains, is the largest river basin in the world. The Amazon is clearly the largest river in the world. Note that by some geographic fluke, the Nile River is a tiny bit longer than the Amazon. A link can be found below.
What are some Similarities between the Amazon Nile and Mississippi rivers?
they are the longest in they're continent
What longest river in South America?
The longest river in South America is the Amazon. It travels through Colombia, Peru and Brazil for a distance of 4,000 miles. The source is the Nevado Mismi at an elevation of over 16,000 feet.
What is the major river in the northern portion of south America that winds from the Guiana Highlands to the Atlantic ocean?
Amazon river
Where does the Amazon River outflow into?
Atlantic Ocean.
What important river flows out the Andes mountain?
As the length of the Andes is in excess of 7000km long, they contain the sources of literally hundreds of rivers. Many of these flow to the Pacific in the West, but many of those rivers that flow to the East eventually flow into the Amazon. The most distant source of the Amazon from its outflow into the sea is a glacial stream on Nevado Mismi (18,363 ft high) in the Peruvian Andes. This progresses into the Ucayali which joins the Marañón and eventually the Amazon itself.
What major of landform is west of the amazon basin?
lakes and rivers,amazon river
How are Amazon and Nile and the Mississippi rivers alike?
they are rivers
Name two large rivers that feed directly into the Amazon?
Two large rivers that feed directly into the Amazon are the Rio Negro and the Madeira River. The Rio Negro meets the Amazon near Manaus, Brazil, while the Madeira River joins the Amazon in the western part of the Amazon Rainforest.
Which of these two rivers are larger niel or amazon?
amazon
Are there any rivers in the amazon?
Yes, the Amazon River
How are nile and amazon rivers alike?
both long rivers
How are the amazon Nile and Mississippibrivers alike?
The Amazon, Nile and Mississippi rivers are alike in that they are the longest rivers in the continents in which they are found.
Are there oceans in the Amazon?
The Amazon rainforest contains rivers, but no oceans.
Names of rivers that start with a?
The Amazon
Rockies are to mountains as Amazon is to?
rivers.
