English Essay, Paragraph, Speech on “Amazon River” for Kids and Students for Class 8, 9, 10, Class 12 and Graduation Examination

Amazon River

The Amazon River starts from the Andes Mountains. It starts from the height of 5,598 meters and after running for 6,400 kilometers, it joins the Atlantic Ocean. It is world’s second longest river. In some places, it is 10-kilometer-wide in which ships sail with ease. It has been estimated that Amazon River drops more than half of the sweet water in the world than any other river into the Atlantic Ocean. Its delta is 320-kilometer-wide from where it drops into the Atlantic Ocean. It flows from the largest monsoon forests of the world. As the season changes, the river also changes. In the summer season, its width is 4 to 5 kilometer while in the monsoon, its width becomes 50 kilometers. In the monsoon season, its speed is 7 kilometers per hour starting from the mountains. Amazon has 1,100 helping rivers. It is an important river for the countries of South America especially Brazil and Peru.