Amaqiniso athakazelisayo nge-Amazon Yithuba elihle lokufunda kabanzi ngemifula emikhulu emhlabeni. Kwezinye izindawo, ububanzi be-Amazon bukhulu kangangokuba bubukeka njengolwandle kunomfula. Abantu abaningi abahlukene bahlala ogwini lwayo, kanye nezilwane eziningi nezinyoni.
Ngakho-ke, nanka amaqiniso athakazelisa kakhulu nge-Amazon.
- Kusukela namuhla, i-Amazon ibhekwa njengomfula omude kunayo yonke emhlabeni - 6992 km!
- I-Amazon ingumfula ojule kakhulu emhlabeni.
- Kuyindida ukuthi ososayensi abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi umfula omude kunayo yonke emhlabeni useyiNayile, hhayi i-Amazon. Noma kunjalo, kungumfula wokugcina ophethe ngokusemthethweni intende kule nkomba.
- Indawo yesigodi sase-Amazon ingaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-7 km³.
- Ngosuku olulodwa, umfula uthwala ibanga elingu-19 km³ olwandle. Ngendlela, inani elinjalo lamanzi belinganela idolobha elikhulu ngokwesilinganiso ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabantu iminyaka eyi-15.
- Iqiniso elithakazelisayo ukuthi ngo-2011 i-Amazon yamenyezelwa njengesinye sezimangaliso eziyisikhombisa zemvelo emhlabeni.
- Ingxenye enkulu yomcengezi womfula isezindaweni zaseBolivia, eBrazil, ePeru, eColombia nase-Ecuador.
- Umuntu waseYurophu wokuqala ukuvakashela i-Amazon kwakungumnqobi waseSpain uFrancisco de Orellana. Nguye owanquma ukuqamba lo mfula ngama-Amazoni ayingqayizivele.
- Izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezi-800 zemithi yesundu zikhula osebeni lwe-Amazon.
- Ososayensi basathola izinhlobo ezintsha zezitshalo nezinambuzane ehlathini lendawo.
- Ngaphandle kobude obukhulu be-Amazon, ibhuloho elilodwa kuphela elakhiwe eBrazil eliphonswa kulo.
- Umfula omkhulu ongaphansi komhlaba emhlabeni, iHamza, ugeleza ngaphansi kwe-Amazon ngokujula okungaba yimitha engama-4000 (bheka amaqiniso athakazelisayo ngemifula).
- Umhloli wamazwe wasePortugal uPedro Teixeira waba ngowokuqala waseYurophu ukubhukuda kulo lonke i-Amazon, kusukela emlonyeni kuya emthonjeni. Lokhu kwenzeka ngo-1639.
- I-Amazon inenqwaba yemithelo, kanti ezingama-20 zazo zingaphezulu kwamakhilomitha ayi-1,500 ubude.
- Ngokuqala kwenyanga egcwele, igagasi elinamandla liyavela e-Amazon. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi abanye abashayeli bezindiza bangakwazi ukunqoba kuze kube ngamakhilomitha ayishumi esiqongweni saleli gagasi.
- ISlovenia uMartin Strel wayebhukuda kuwo wonke umfula, ebhukuda ama-80 km nsuku zonke. Lonke "uhambo" lumthathe ngaphezu kwezinyanga ezi-2.
- Izihlahla notshani obuzungeze i-Amazon kukhiqiza ama-20% omoya-mpilo womhlaba wonke.
- Ososayensi bathi i-Amazon yake yagelezela hhayi e-Atlantic, kodwa yangena olwandle iPacific.
- Iqiniso elithandekayo ukuthi, ngokusho kochwepheshe, cishe izinhlobo zezinambuzane eziyizigidi ezi-2,5 zihlala ezindaweni ezisogwini lomfula.
- Uma uhlanganisa yonke imingenela ye-Amazon nobude bayo, uthola ulayini wamakhilomitha angama-25,000.
- Ihlathi lendawo likhaya lezizwe eziningi ezingakaze zithinte umhlaba ophucukile.
- I-Amazon iletha amanzi ahlanzekile amaningi kakhulu oLwandle i-Atlantic kangangokuthi iwachitha amanzi ibanga elifinyelela ku-150 km ukusuka ogwini.
- Ngaphezu kwezingu-50% zazo zonke izilwane emhlabeni zihlala ogwini lwe-Amazon.
