Amazon rainforest is often known as the "lungs of the world". Because is it the world's blargest rainforest which provid. There are lots of facts you didn't now but must to know about this Amazonia.
- The world's largest river by volume is the Amazon river which has over 1,100 tributaries.
- It is estimated that Amazon has 390 billion trees and 16,000 of tree species.
- The Amazon has a rich ecosystem.
- The Amazon delivers 55 million gallons of water into the Atlantic ocean every second.
- About two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil.
- About 25% of western pharmaceuticals come from Amazon rainforest based ingredients.
- Deforestation is extensive in here.
- It contains more than 3,000 fruits and just only 200 of these are consumed in the western world.
- If Amazonia were a country, it would be the 9th largest country in the world.
- Amazon is located in a territory of nine nations including Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
- Amazonia is a home to about 50 indigenous tribes who speak with their own native languages.
- There are about hundreds of endangered and threatened species live in the rainforest.
- More than 20% of the world's oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest.
- The floor is dark because the broad-leafy canopies block sunlight. So only 1% of the light reach it to the floor.
- Once Amazon river flowed west-ward instead of east-ward as it does today.
- The Amazon is thought to have 2.5 million species of insects.