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Amazon Watch works to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems. ... Oct 06, 2009 -- Amazon in Focus 2009...
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www.amazonwatch.org/
www.amazonwatch.org/
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Member list, links, forum, strategy guides, and joining instructions. ... Follow The Basin on Twitter; Those of you on Twitter can now follow The Amazon Basin. (@theamazonbasin) What currently is a singular voice for The Basin will hopefully turn into a central repository for gaming news as well as information from each of...
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www.theamazonbasin.com/
www.theamazonbasin.com/
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Amazon River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Amazon River (Portuguese: ; Spanish: ; pronounced /ˈæməzɒn/ (US); pronounced /ˈæməzən/ (UK)) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total river flow gre...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River
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In an average dry season 110,000 square km of land are water-covered, while in the wet season the flooded area of the Amazon Basin rises to 350,000 square km. When the flood plains and the Amazon River Basin flood during the rainy season the Amazon River can be up to 40km/24.8 mi wide.
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www.extremescience.com/AmazonRiver.htm
www.extremescience.com/AmazonRiver.htm
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Locally it is known as the Solimoes from Iquitos to its junction with the Rio Negro at Manaus, and is called the Amazon only from Manaus to the sea. Crossing the low interior basin of Brazil, the Amazon flows along a very gentle gradient: Only about 1 1/4 inches per mile.
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www.greatestplaces.org/notes/amazon.htm
www.greatestplaces.org/notes/amazon.htm
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Map of the Amazon Area; Where in the world is this? ... Back to Amazon page; ... Greatest Places Online ©1999 Science Museum of Minnesota;
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www.greatestplaces.org/images/maps/brazilma.htm
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The flat Tertiary lake bed makes up most of the Amazon and is referred to as the Amazon Basin. This area once was a lake connected to the Atlantic Ocean and is now known as the Amazon River. Each of the areas are surrounded by highlands.
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www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/geography/...
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/geography/amazon.html
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