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Amazon Rainforest
World's largest tropical rainforest โ the lungs of the Earth
๐ง๐ท Brazil South America 2000
๐ฟ Why It Matters
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5.5 million kmยฒ โ larger than the entire contiguous USA
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10% of all species on Earth live here; 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species
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Amazon River โ world's largest river by discharge; drains into the Atlantic Ocean
Produces 20% of Earth's oxygen; contains 10% of all species on the planet
Quick Facts
Category
๐ฟ Natural Wonders
Country
๐ง๐ท Brazil
Location
South America
Key Year
2000
About
World's largest tropical rainforest โ the lungs of the Earth