GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Amazon river is the largest river in the world in terms of discharge volume of water and also the longest river in South America. It flows through the continent South America and countries Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Guyana.

Detailed explanation-2: -It has a series of major tributaries in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, some of which flow into the Marañón and Ucayali, and others directly into the Amazon proper. These include rivers Putumayo, Caquetá, Vaupés, Guainía, Morona, Pastaza, Nucuray, Urituyacu, Chambira, Tigre, Nanay, Napo, and Huallaga.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. The Amazon is the longest river in South America (and maybe the world!) It may seem obvious, but we shouldn’t overlook this one. Stretching somewhere between 6, 400 and 6, 992 kilometres, the Amazon is South America’s longest river.