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
- Categories: sedimentary basin and landform
- Location: Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Amazon Basin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Amazon Basin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Amazon Basin”
- Czech: “Amazonská pánev”
- Slovak: “Amazonská panva”
- Spanish: “cuenca del Amazonas”
- Spanish: “Cuenca sedimentaria del Amazonas”
- Swedish: “Amazonbäckenet”
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