Amazon Basin

The Amazon Basin is a large sedimentary basin located near the middle and lower course of the Amazon River, south the Guiana Shield and north of the Central Brazilian Shield.
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  • Depression with an elevation of 133 metres (436 feet)
  • Description: sedimentary basin
  • Also known as
    “Amazonia”
    “Bacia Amazônica”
    “Bacia do Amazonas”
    “Hoya Amazónica”

Amazon Basin

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Latitude
-2.5° or 2° 30′ south
Longitude
-60° or 60° west
Open location code
6892G222+22
Geo­Names ID
3407731
Wiki­data ID
Q10788671

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