The Amazon rainforest is located in South America, more specifically in the northern half of the continent. It is located around the equator which passes through it. This rainforest spreads out on the territories of the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Guyana.
There's lot of things that are unique about this rainforest, some of which are:
- it is the largest rainforest in the world, occupying 5.5 million square km
- it is the place on the planet that has the highest biodiversity in both plant and animal life (margay, anaconda, tapir, jaguar, marmoset, ungurahui tree, walking palm, rubber tree...)
- this rainforest is the largest producer of oxygen on Earth
- the largest river that runs through the middle of this rainforest, the Amazon, is the river with the highest water volume on the planet