The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world and battles with the Nile in Africa for the title of the longest in the world, at an impressive ...

The Amazon rain forest covers more than two million square miles of the earth's surface, spanning eight South American countries. Although the region has no seasons, the Amazon River rises and ...

The Nile is famous for being the longest river in the world; however, it is outranked by another for its extraordinary water flow. Nestled in the northern portion of South America is the Amazon River.