- Amazon Interactive
Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home.
www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
- Extreme Science: Amazon River
Facts, statistics, and links.
www.extremescience.com/AmazonRiver.htm
- Wikipedia: Amazon River
Indepth article covering the Amazon River, one of the two longest rivers on Earth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River
- PBS: Journey Into Amazonia
Wildlife series that explores the waters of the Amazon river, the land, and the trees of this South American rainforest.
www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia
- Discovering the Amazon: The World's Greatest River
From the Exploratorium. 1997 article about a journey down the Amazon.
www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/news/february97.html
- Amazon River, The
Includes facts, photographs of wildlife, and maps.
www.mbarron.net/Amazon
- Greenpeace: Expedition: Amazon 2001
An ongoing tour of the cultural and ecological diversity of the Amazon River and surrounding areas.
www.greenpeace.org/amazon
- Learning Network: Amazon
Encyclopedic article, including information on the course, exploration, and development of the Amazon.
www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0803618.html
- About.com: Amazon River and Rain Forest
Collection of related links.
gosouthamerica.about.com/library/namazon.htm
- WWF Adventures: Young Explorers in the Amazon
Join the World Wildlife Fund and Nick News as they follow six young explorers on an expedition deep into the Amazon to discover the mysteries of the rain forest.
www.worldwildlife.org/amazonkids
- Amazon Swim 2007
Day-by-day reports of Martin Strel's 2007 marathon swim of the Amazon River.
www.amazonswim.com/main.php
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