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DescriptionAmazon-river-NASA.jpg	A satellite image of a part of the Amazon River. English: Original caption: [altered to reflect rotation] STS078-751-094 Amazon River, Western Pará Province, Brazil June 1996 This image shows the flooded condition of a small section of the Amazon River, including the jungle towns of Óbidos and Oriximiná. The sun’s reflection off of the muddy looking river water, called sun glint or sunglitter, helps to identify land-water boundaries in this section of the Amazon River which is roughly midway between Manaus and the Amazon River Delta. By comparing this image to a detailed map of the area it is obvious that the river is flooding in the low lying areas that are adjacent to the floodplain of the main channel of the river. Large areas south of the main channel of the Amazon River are [also] covered by [(unsilted)] standing water. Patches of cleared land can be identified within the densely vegetated terrain along the [northern] side of the Amazon River. The main channel of the Rio Trombetas can be traced southeastward [direction of flow] from the [left] edge of the picture until the river merges with the Amazon just west of the small jungle town of Óbidos.
Date	29 June 1996
Source	http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/EFS/photoinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS078-751-94 (file)
Author	NASA

date/time	username	edit summary
02:26, 6 January 2005	en:User:Quadell	(tagged)
18:08, 18 June 2004	en:User:Sverdrup	(Image info)
18:06, 18 June 2004	en:User:Sverdrup	(A satellite image of a part of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_River" title="Amazon River">Amazon River</a>)

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current	17:13, 8 December 2022	4,096 × 4,096 (2.79 MB)	JMK	boost saturation, add some contrast
	17:10, 8 December 2022	4,096 × 4,096 (2.69 MB)	JMK	rotate 180, north up
	10:10, 10 November 2022	4,096 × 4,096 (15.22 MB)	Askeuhd	Higher resolution version
	14:15, 10 October 2012	640 × 640 (418 KB)	<bdi>Rotatebot</bdi>	Bot: Image rotated by 180°
	14:39, 29 January 2006	640 × 640 (377 KB)	Maksim	La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:en. La originala priskribo estas: A satellite image of a part of the Amazon River. {{PD-USGov-NASA}} '''Original caption:''' :''STS078-751-094 Amazon River, Western Para Province, Brazil June 1996'' :''This image s

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