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Amazon basin

drainage basin in South America drained via the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean
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Amazon basin

Summary

Amazon basin is a drainage basin[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of drainage_basin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Amazon basin is on the body of water Amazon[3].
  • Amazon basin is on the continent of South America[4].
  • Amazon basin's instance of is recorded as drainage basin[5].
  • Amazon basin's shares border with is recorded as Orinoco basin[6].
  • Amazon basin's shares border with is recorded as Magdalena River basin[7].
  • Amazon is named after Amazon basin[8].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Bolivia[9].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Brazil[10].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Colombia[11].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Ecuador[12].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Guyana[13].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Peru[14].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Suriname[15].
  • Amazon basin's basin country is recorded as Venezuela[16].
  • Amazon basin is part of Amazonia[17].
  • Amazon basin's Commons category is recorded as Amazon basin[18].
  • Amazon basin's highest point is recorded as Yerupajá[19].
  • Amazon basin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -2.3, 'lon': -54.883333333333}[20].
  • Amazon basin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amazon basin[21].
  • Amazon basin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Amazon basin's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[23].
  • Amazon basin's different from is recorded as Amazon hydrographic region[24].
  • Amazon basin's different from is recorded as Panamazonia[25].
  • Amazon basin's different from is recorded as Amazonian lowland[26].
  • Amazon basin's different from is recorded as Amazon Basin[27].

Body

Geography

Amazon basin is on the body of water Amazon[3]. It is on the continent of South America[4]. It is part of Amazonia[17].

Physical Characteristics

Amazon basin covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6300000'}[28].

Designation and Status

Amazon basin's instance of is recorded as drainage basin[5].

History and Context

Amazon is named after Amazon basin[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Amazon basin include Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region[29], a Synod of Bishops[30].

Why It Matters

Amazon basin ranks in the top 3% of drainage_basin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,121 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region[29], a Synod of Bishops[30].

Related Entities

Amazon Apurímac River Beni River Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Guyana Japurá River Juruá River Madeira River Mamoré River Marañón River Peru Purus River Putumayo River Rio Negro Suriname Tapajós River The Lost World Ucayali River Urubamba River Venezuela Xingu River

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Continent → South America
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
    Shares border with → Orinoco basin, Magdalena River basin
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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