亚马逊河毫无争议地为世界第一。流量方面,亚马逊河平均每秒219000立方米,大约相当于长江的七倍。亚马逊河的每年流量,占世界河流入海总量的1/5。流域方面,亚马逊河流域面积为7050000平方千米,占南美洲面积的40%,几乎相当于澳大利亚的总面积。水系方面,亚马逊河支流数超过1.5万千条。
The Amazon River is undoubtedly the fastest in the world. In terms of flow, the Amazon River has an average flow of 219,000 cubic meters per second, which is about seven times that of the Yangtze River. The annual flow of the Amazon River accounts for 1/5 of the total flow of rivers in the world into the sea. In terms of the basin, the Amazon River basin covers an area of 7,050,000 square kilometers, accounting for 40% of the area of South America, which is almost equivalent to the total area of Australia. In terms of the water system, the Amazon River has more than 15,000 tributaries.