Second-longest on the continent, it's the only African river that carries more water than the Nile
The Amazon is so massive it actually contains more water than the Mississippi, 
the Nile ... cancer-fighting drugs come from organisms found only in the rainforest 
... continent until it enters the Atlantic ocean at Belem, Brazil where it is 200 to... [DOC] [TLE] South America Facts for Kids | Geography | Attractions | People [PAR] The South American continent houses 12 countries and three dependencies.