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Detailed explanation-1: -The Amazon, which drains about 40 percent of the South American continent, is the world’s largest river. It carries more than five times the water as the world’s second largest river, the Congo, and twelve times that of the Mississippi.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by volume; it also has the largest drainage basin on the planet, accounting for some one fifth of Earth’s total river flow. Because of its vast dimensions, it’s sometimes called “the river sea."

Detailed explanation-3: -Why is the Amazon River famous? The Amazon is well known for a number of reasons. It is the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Amazon River (UK: /ˈæməzən/, US: /ˈæməzɒn/; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile.