The Orinoco River
flows north of the Amazon. The Orinoco flows in a giant arc for more than 2,736 kilometers (1,700 miles), originating in the Guiana Highlands of northern Brazil and discharging in the Atlantic Ocean in Venezuela.
What is the long river in South America that winds from Peru though an immense rain forest in northern Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean?
| A B | Yucatan peninsula large peninsula in Mexico that extends into the Gulf of Mexico; mostly rainforest | Amazon river in S. America that winds from Peru through rain forest in north Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean | Sierra Madre Oriental main mountain range in eastern Mexidco; has Mexico's highest peak |
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What is the major river in the northern portion of South America?
The Amazon River
is located in the northern portion of South America, flowing from west to east. The river system originates in the Andes Mountains of Peru and travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the large lake in the northern tip of South America?
By volume of water and by surface area, it is the largest lake in South America.
Lake Titicaca
has a surface elevation of 3,812 m (12,507 ft). The “highest navigable lake” claim is generally considered to refer to commercial craft.
What lake is located high in the Andes mountains and forms part of the border between Peru and Bolivia *?
Lake Titicaca, Spanish Lago Titicaca
, the world's highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 metres) above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America, astride the border between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east.
Why do most of the rivers of South America flow east to the Atlantic Ocean?
South America's winding Amazon River flows in an easterly direction across the continent,
dumping water into the Atlantic Ocean
. … Water breached the Arch and flowed unobstructed eastward. By this time, the eastern highland had eroded away, and the river's water could empty freely into the Atlantic [image].
Can you swim in the Amazon river?
Swimming in the big rivers (Amazon, Marañon, Ucayali) is
generally not a good idea due to strong currents more so than parasites
. Swimming in the smaller tributaries, especially black water tributaries and lakes is safe, but don't swallow the water.
What is the largest river in the world?
- Nile: 4,132 miles.
- Amazon: 4,000 miles.
- Yangtze: 3,915 miles.
What coast of South America do the Andes run along?
The Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range, about 9,000 km in all. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along
the western coast of South America
, along that route, they cross through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia .
Which is the largest river of Asia?
Yangtze River, Chinese (Pinyin) Chang Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ch'ang Chiang, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km).
Are there sharks in Lake Titicaca?
Peru's Ministry of Culture announced an exciting new discovery from the highest large lake in the world. A recent dig has
unearthed 400 million-year-old shark remains at a paleontological site
known as Imarrucos just northwest of Lake Titicaca, El Comercio reports.
What's at the bottom of Lake Titicaca?
A team of archaeological divers has uncovered dazzling treasures at the bottom of Lake Titicaca, including
a puma carved out of the blue gemstone lapis-lazuli, gold medallions and a turquoise stone pendant
. … After all, it would have been the closest piece of land to the center of the vast lake.
Which country has the largest oil reserves in South America?
Brazil
overtakes Venezuela as the region's biggest oil producer. Oil production in Central & South America is at a high level of more than 7 million barrels per day since a decade ago. The latest figure is 7.5 million barrels per day.
What is the plateau located in southern Argentina between the Andes mountains in the Atlantic Ocean?
Patagonia
, semiarid scrub plateau that covers nearly all of the southern portion of mainland Argentina. With an area of about 260,000 square miles (673,000 square kilometres), it constitutes a vast area of steppe and desert that extends south from latitude 37° to 51° S.
What is the plain that covers most of central Argentina?
The Pampas, also called the Pampa, Spanish La Pampa
, vast plains extending westward across central Argentina from the Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills, bounded by the Gran Chaco (north) and Patagonia (south).
What river cuts through the desert and forms a border between Mexico and the United States?
Rio Grande
, Spanish Río Grande del Norte, or (in Mexico) Río Bravo, or Río Bravo del Norte, fifth longest river of North America, and the 20th longest in the world, forming the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico.
