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Exploring the Amazon River Summary
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Portuguese captain Pedro de Teixeira (1587-1641) led the first full-length upstream exploration of the Amazon River in 1637. Taking almost two years to complete, the expedition covered more than 3,500 land and nautical miles (5,633 km)....
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The Amazon River or River Amazon (Portuguese: Rio Amazonas; Spanish: Río Amazonas) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined. The...


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Mapping the Source.(the Amazon River)(Brief Article)
03/01/2001: 417 words, approx. 1 pages
Some people believe the Amazon River is the world's longest river. Although the Amazon is not the longest, it does hold the most water--more than even the Nile, the world's (disputed) longest river (its volume is 60 times greater). And now we know...
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ZOO UPDATE: AMAZON RIVER TURTLES.(Weekend)
05/14/2004: 307 words, approx. 1 pages
Six yellow spotted Amazon River turtles hatched at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in late April. These turtles can be easily identified by yellow spots on each side of their dark brown heads. They are also part of a primitive group of turtles,...
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Whale that got lost and swam up Amazon River found dead
11/21/2007: 270 words, approx. 1 pages
A whale that got lost and swam some 1,300 kilometers (810 miles) up the Amazon River died after a failed effort to capture it and transport it back to the ocean, an environmental official said Wednesday.The 5.5-meter (18-foot) minke whale was stranded on sandbars at...
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From the jungle to Giants Stadium
7/7/2007: 375 words, approx. 1 pages
A former farmer from Ecuador went from battling oil companies in the Amazon to rubbing elbows Saturday with the world's musical elite, a journey he hopes will bring attention to his environmental lawsuit.Pablo Fajardo, 34, is the lead attorney in a $6 billion claim against...
 


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