2009年12月13日日曜日

The Amazon River

The Amazon River, which flows through Brazil, is the largest liver in the world by the quantity of water, and its drainage basin is almost as large as Australia. Although some people think the river is the longest in the world, the Nail River is the longest river, so the Amazon is the second longest river.
Above all, the Amazon is famous for many kinds of life that range there. For example, piranhas, pythons and sharks that live in fresh water. Because the river was formed about 5 hundred million years ago, there are fishes that have been changeless since then, and they are sometimes called living fossil. In addition, there are rare plants and birds there, such as carnivorous and birds that prey on monkeys. However, it is said that many kinds of life are not found yet, and many explorers look hard for them.
I want to visit there and see them someday.

2 件のコメント:

  1. I did not know that its drainage basins is almost as large as Australia. It's so large!!
    I am interested in the many kinds of lihes in Amazon river, but the most interested thing is "Pororoca" which is the natural phenomenon in Amazon river. I think the phenomenon is the mystery of nature.

    返信削除
  2. I was very surprised that amazon river has very large drainage basin.I didn't know.
    Text book says that if you go to amazon, you can find some new species. I sastified myself because amazon river is very large!

    返信削除