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Choose a Page:Which is the largest South America...How long is the Andes mountain range?Where is the world's highest water...Where is the driest place in the w...What joins North and South America?How high is Lake Titicaca?Where is Sugar Loaf mountain?How many species live in the rain ...Where is the region's largest powe...*Which is the longest South America...*Where did the Inca people live?What languages do South Americans ...How do ships pass from the Atlanti...Where is the world's largest rain ... Which is the longest South American river? The Amazon is the longest river in South America and the second longest in the world, after the Nile. It begins high in the Andes, and flows for 4,040 miles (6,500 km) across Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. A fifth of all the world's river water flows down it.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Human World Chapter: South America