The Amazon River
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The Amazon Basin
The name Amazon came from the 16th century Spanish explorer, Francisco de Oriana. The north-south orientation of the Andes is the reason why the Amazon is so big. A full one-third of all animal species in the world are believed to be in the Amazon. There is a river below the Amazon which follows its general path. It's known as the Hamza River, and it's a slow-moving aquifer that lies four kilometers below the surface.
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