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.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Depression with an elevation of 133 metres
  • Description: sedimentary basin
  • Also known as: Amazonia”, “Bacia Amazônica”, “Bacia do Amazonas”, “Hoya Amazonica”, and “Hoya Amazónica

Amazon Basin

Latitude
-2.5° or 2° 30′ south
Longitude
-60° or 60° west
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
Open location code
6892G222+22
Geo­Names ID
3407731
Wiki­data ID
Q10788671
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