| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
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Roraima is the northern region of the Amazon basin. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
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|
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Pemon settlements. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
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|
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The landscape is scarred by regular fires. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
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Rio Branco |
|
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The Rio Branco ("White River"). |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
|
Rio Branco |
|
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The Rio Branco is a tributary of the Amazon. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
|
Rio Branco |
|
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Boat on the river. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
|
Rio Branco |
|
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Washing clothes in the river. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
|
Rio Branco |
|
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The banks of the river are forested. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
|
Rio Branco |
|
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Crossing the river by vehicle ferry. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
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|
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Small settlements close tor the equator. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Roraima |
Amazon Basin |
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|
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Shop near the equator. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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The city of Manaus. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Manaus is the largest port on the Amazon. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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The city is on the confluence of the Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes which together form the River Amazon. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Manaus is 1450km from the sea and the entire distance is navigable. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Manaus is at the heart of the Amazon basin and much travel is by boat. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Manaus was founded in 1699 as a fortress. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Fish Market |
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The covered fish market. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Fish Market |
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The market has many species of fish from the Amazon. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Fish Market |
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Fileting a fish. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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Street scene in the old city. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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Fishing nets for sale. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Tropical rain. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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The municipal market was built in 1882 and designed by Gustav Eiffel. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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Manaus is a city of elegant buildings. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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The Custom House was built by the British in 1906. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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Municipal clock. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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The cathedral. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Teatro Amazonas |
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Teatro Amazonas was built at the height of the city's rubber boom in 1896. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Teatro Amazonas |
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Columns made from Italian marble. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Teatro Amazonas |
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Ceiling paintings. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Building with Portuguese style tiles. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Churrascos are meat grills, popular all over Brazil. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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Local art. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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Amazonian shack. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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Fresh water manatee. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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The Seringueira tree produces latex used as natural rubber. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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Water turtles. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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Macaw. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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Jacares are an Amazonian alligator. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Amazon Research Centre |
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Macaque monkey. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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The Amazon River at Manus is very wide. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
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|
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Small boats by the riverside. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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Most Manaus trade is by river. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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Manaus has an enormous port covering a large area. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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The floating docks were built in 1906. The hinged roadway is 150m long and can vary its water level by 14m. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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Selling fruit at the passenger ferries. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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An Amazon ferry that can make the 1450km downriver journey to the coast and navigate upriver to ports in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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Wood panelling on a ferry with cabins. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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An enormous selection of Amazon ferries at the dock. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
Port |
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An Amazon ferry waiting to begin the four day journey to the coastal cities. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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The black Rio Negro and the yellow Rio Solimoes meet but do not mix for eight kilometres. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
|
Manaus |
|
|
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The black waters of the Rio Negro (containing tannin from the rain forest) and the yellow of the Rio Solimoes (containing sediment from the Andes). |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The River Amazon is the world's second longest river (6275m). |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The Amazon is the world's largest river by volume carrying 20 percent of the world's fresh water. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The Amazon river system has over 1100 tributaries, 80,000km of which is navigable. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Family on an Amazon ferry. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Parintins |
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|
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Parintins is a port set on an Amazonian island (Tupinambarana). |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Parintins |
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|
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Amazonian ports are mainly accessible by boat rather than road. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Parintins |
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|
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Water melons. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Parintins |
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|
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People at the dockside. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Parintins |
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|
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Amazonian child. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The Amazon rainforest contains 20% of the world's rain forest. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Sea going ships ply the river, which reaches a width of over 10km. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Juruti is one of the many ports on the river. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Local river transport. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Riverside settlement. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Sunset over the river in the centre of the Amazon region. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Santarem |
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|
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Santarem is a port that was once the centre of rubber production. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Santarem |
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|
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Unloading cargo at the port. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Santarem |
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|
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Refuelling for the boats. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Santarem |
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|
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Timber for export. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Santarem |
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|
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Amazonian ferry. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The meeting of the Amazon (yellow) with the black Rio Tapajos. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The Rio Tapajos meets the Amazon and the two waters do not mix for several km. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Dramatic skies over the Amazon. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The Amazon Rainforest is the largest in the world, generating 20 percent of the planet's oxygen. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Young boy on a small boat. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The Amazon Rainforest contains 30 per cent of the world's rain forest. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Villagers on the River Amazon. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Garupa is a port town. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Many of the buildings are wooden and on stilts. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Some buildings have Portuguese style tiles. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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River boat about to dock. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Two girls on the dock. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Two porters. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Colonial church. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Life on the river. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
Garupa |
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|
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Houseboat. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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One of the many islands on the Amazon which can reach a length of 100km. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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Settlement on the banks of the river. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The river splits into many channels. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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The narrow channels near the mouth of the river. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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The Amazon flows through narrow forested channels as it approaches the sea. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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Riverside house. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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Settlement on the banks of the Amazon, the world's longest river (6275km). |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
|
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|
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Local villagers travelling by small canoe. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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House with a jetty. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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Settelemnt on the River Amazon. |
1998 |
| Brazil |
Amazon Region |
River Amazon |
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|
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People waiting on a jetty. |
1998 |
were added from 11 December 2021.