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Amazon rainforest: Large rainforest in South America
The Amazon rainforest, also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi), of which 6,000,000 km2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations and 3,344 indigenous territories.

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Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest [Video]

Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest

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