Amazonas

Amazonas is the name of four subnational entities in various South American nations. All are named after the Amazon River:

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• Amazonas State, Brazil
• Amazonas Department, Colombia
• Amazonas Region, Peru
• Amazonas State, Venezuela

South America: South America is a part of the American continent traversed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean....

Amazon River: The Amazon River (occasionally River Amazon; Spanish: R?o Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) of South America is one of the two longest rivers on Earth, the other being the Nile in Africa. The Amazon has by far the greatest total flow of any river, carrying more than the Mississippi, Nile, and Yang...