Amazon [river] - Amazon

Japanese: アマゾン[川] - アマゾン

A river that originates in the Andes Mountains in South America, flows eastward near the equator in northern Brazil, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is the second largest river in the world, with a total length of 6,516 km. Its drainage area is the largest in the world, with 7.05 million ^km2 . It is estimated that the river accounts for 15 to 20% of the total river flow in the world, including the two main sources of the Marañón and Ucayali rivers in Peru, as well as more than 200 tributaries such as the Madeira, Negro, and Tapajos rivers. It has an extremely long navigable distance, with ocean-going ships sailing as far as Manaus and small vessels sailing as far as Iquitos in Peru. The river was named after an Indian female warrior (Amazon) who was encountered by Francisco de Orellana, who first reached the river's mouth in 1542. → Amazonia / Amazon Development Plan → Related topics Amazon Minamata disease | Xingu [river] | Selva | Brazil | Peru | Bolivia | Marajo [island] | South America

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Japanese:

南米，アンデス山脈に源を発し，ブラジル北部赤道近くを東流して大西洋に注ぐ川。全長6516km，世界第２の大河。流域面積は705万km²で世界最大。ペルーのマラニョン川，ウカヤリ川の二大源流のほか，マデイラ川，ネグロ川，タパジョス川など200以上の支流を合わせ世界の全河川流量の15〜20％を占めると推定される。可航距離がきわめて長く，外洋船はマナウスまで，小船舶はペルーのイキトスまで航行する。1542年にはじめて河口まで達したフランシスコ・デ・オレリャーナが遭遇したインディオの女戦士（アマゾン）にちなんで川の名がつけられた。→アマゾニア／アマゾン開発計画
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