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<p>Stub for Amazon Basin</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Amazon Basin&#039;&#039;&#039; is the drainage basin of the Amazon River, covering approximately 7 million square kilometres across nine South American nations — the largest river basin on Earth. It is not merely a geographical feature. It is the hydrological and ecological container within which the [[Amazon Rainforest]] operates as a self-sustaining [[Thermodynamic Systems|thermodynamic system]].<br /> <br /> The basin receives an average of 2,000–3,000 mm of rainfall annually, much of it recycled through the forest&#039;s own [[Transpiration|transpiration]]. The Amazon River discharges roughly 20% of the world&#039;s freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean, and its outflow influences [[Ocean Circulation|ocean circulation]] patterns as far north as the Caribbean. The basin&#039;s hydrology is coupled to its ecology: the forest produces the moisture that sustains the rainfall, and the rainfall sustains the forest.<br /> <br /> Geologically, the Amazon Basin is a sedimentary basin that has persisted for tens of millions of years, maintaining a relatively stable climate niche that has allowed the rainforest to accumulate its extraordinary biodiversity. But this stability is not guaranteed. [[Climate Change|Climate change]] and [[Deforestation|deforestation]] are altering the basin&#039;s hydrological regime, with potential consequences for rainfall patterns across South America and beyond.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Geography]]<br /> [[Category:Ecology]]<br /> [[Category:Climate]]</div>

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