Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia
WEBThe Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [2] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. [3]
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation
WEB6 days ago · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied …
How Big Is the Amazon Rainforest? Compare Its Size in Miles, …
WEBMay 10, 2023 · The Amazon Rainforest measures up to approximately 1.35 billion acres in size. By comparison, the second biggest rainforest in the world, the Congo Rainforest, measures almost 500 million acres, while the third biggest, the New Guinea Rainforest, measures up to 200 million acres.
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia
WEBThe Amazon rainforest, spanning an area of 3,000,000 km 2 (1,200,000 sq mi), is the world's largest rainforest. It encompasses the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest on the planet, representing over half of all rainforests.
Amazon Rainforest Facts | Britannica
WEBAmazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.
The Amazon Rainforest - WorldRainforests.com
WEBApr 4, 2024 · The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, larger than the next two largest rainforests — in the Congo Basin and Indonesia — combined. As of 2020, the Amazon has 526 million hectares of primary forest, which accounts for nearly 84% of the region's 629 million hectares of total tree cover.
About the Amazon | WWF
WEBDuring the last half century, the seemingly endless Amazon has lost at least 17% of its forest cover, its connectivity has been increasingly disrupted, and numerous endemic species have been subjected to waves of resource exploitation.
How large is the Amazon Rainforest? | Britannica
WEBThe Amazon Rainforest stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the tree line of the Andes in the west. The forest widens from a 200-mile (320-km) front along the Atlantic to a belt 1,200 miles (1,900 km) wide at the Andean foothills.
The Amazon Rainforest - National Geographic Society
WEBThe Amazon Rainforest. Occupying much of Brazil and Peru, and also parts of Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana, and Venezuela, the Amazon River Basin is the world’s largest drainage system.
The Amazon Rainforest - WWF
WEBThe Amazon covers a huge area (6.7 million sq km) of South America. Nearly 60% of the rainforest is in Brazil, while the rest is shared among eight other countries—Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France.