[SteeMagazin]^Geography
Good day Steemers, how are you on this lovley day? Today is geography day on Steemagazin.I will introduce you in two parts with 2 two biggest rivers in the world, Amazon and the Nile river. I hope you like water and swampy places.
Amazon river
Nobody can say exactly what river is longer in the world because of the lot of tributaries, it’s very hard to determine where Amazon begins and where it ends. The reason why I chose this river on the 1st place is that Amazon is the river with the largest amount of water in the world. The river is formed by joining the rivers Marañón, Huallaga and Ucayali, which springs in the Peruvian Andes. It is poured into the Atlantic Ocean. It's 6.992 km long with the surface of the reservoir 7.050.000 km2.Ocean-going ships can sail up to 4,600 km upstream. Have more than a 10,000 tributaries, the biggest is Rio Negro river near city of Manaus in Brazil where is 5km wide.
Source: hr.wikipedia.org
Due to its huge wealth of animal and plant species, its central part is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List of America. In Brazil also known as Solimões. In 1542 spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana was the first European to go to the Amazone area and gave it the name. With all this tributaries and rivers it makes the biggest rainforest in the world, called Amazonia or Amazon Jungle. The majority of the forests is contained Brazil, with 60% of the rainforest, followed by Peru, Colombia, and with minor amounts in Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests. With an estimated 390 billion individual trees divided into 16,000 species it is a largest biodiverse tract in the toripical rainforest.
The biggest cities on the Amazon are:
Manaus: The main commercial and cultural center of the upper Amazon and the important river port wich takes ocean-going ships. The city was founded in 1671 and his name was given to Manaos Indians who lived in his vicinity. Surrounded by jungle 1000km from the nearest city with population of 1.158.265 inhabitants. It have international airport, developed electronics and industry of chemical products. Brazilian walnuts and tires are exported. The city also has its cathedral and opera, zoological and botanical gardens, an eco park, a regional and museum of indigenous people.
Source: rio.wikia.com
** Belem: the capital of the Pará State in North Brazil with population of 1.393,399 inhabitants. It is the most important commercial and port city of northern Brazil. His name comes from the Portuguese name for Bethlehem. Exports of coffee, cotton, jute, wood, Brazilian walnut, black pepper, rice, aluminum. It was founded by Portuguese people in 1616.**
Source: hotelroomsearch.com
Iquitos: the administrative center of the department of Loreto and the important river port in the upper Amazon in the northeastern part of Peru. Capital of the Peruvian Amazon with 370,962 inhabitants. It's the biggest city in the world that can be visited only by boat or air. It was founded in 1864 as a port on the site of the Jesuit mission. Lying 3700km upstream and has permanent boat links with the Atlantic Ocean.
source: amusingplanet.com
The tidal wave, up to 5 m high, penetrates at a high speed from the Atlantic rating and reaches 1400 km upstream creating islands on the delta. The biggest island is Marajó,also the biggest river island in the world. Area of 40 145 km².
Located in the Brazilian state of Parà. It's famous surfer place, beacuse of tidal wave wich makes ideal waves for surfing. Known for its numerous findings from the pre-Columbian era. There is the largest borehole in Brazil. In Amazonia are thousands and thousands of species of trees and plants. There are a lot of mosquitoes, bats and butterflies. Monkeys, lizards, jaguars and tapirs living on the land. In the water are most famous fishes piranha, caymans freshwater dolphins and many more. During the rainy season one part is flooded, making fish become forest dwellers and feeding on forest fruits. Constant fading of forests destroys such coexistence. In 2007 there were been 67 tribes who never had contact with people who aren't in their tribe(they live like people befor 5000 years).
Source: inhabitat.com
Main Source: svijetokonas.net
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