Length6.4 million m
74.4 millionCredit card lengths
7 millionWalking canes
2.7 millionGolf cart lengths
One of the two longest rivers
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Amazon River
The world's largest river by volume, draining 40% of South America/Rivers
The Amazon River is the world's largest river by volume of water discharged, releasing approximately 209,000 cubic meters per second into the Atlantic Ocean, more than the next seven largest rivers combined. Its length is debated (6,400-6,992 km, competing with the Nile for longest), and its drainage basin of 7 million square kilometers covers about 40% of South America. During the wet season, the river can be over 48 km wide in some stretches. The Amazon bore (pororoca) is a tidal wave that travels up to 800 km inland.
Measurements
Drainage basin7 trillion m2
723 trillionIndex cards
5 trillionOffice desk tops
7 million km2, 40% of South America
Average discharge209,000 m3
1.04Hindenburgs
354 millionVenti Starbucks cups
1.2 billionChampagne flutes
Per second, largest in the world
Maximum width (wet season)48,000 m
4.8 billionDust particles
27,746Yoga mat lengths
1.5 millionSD card lengths
48 km during peak flooding
Mouth width325,000 m
66,327Canoes
29.5 millionShirt buttons
325 km wide estuary
Average depth40 m
60.6Pillow lengths
12.1Hammock lengths
50Folding chair heights
In the main channel