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Mouths of the Amazon River, Brazil, South America
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Mouths of the Amazon River, Brazil, South America

NASA / JSC · 1992-08-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS046-80-009 (31 July-8 Aug. 1992) --- A view of the mouth of the Amazon River and the Amazon Delta shows a large sediment plume expanding outward into the Atlantic Ocean. The sediment plume can be seen hugging the coast north of the Delta. This is caused by the west-northwest flowing Guyana Current. The large island of Marajo is partially visible through the clouds.

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AMAZON REGION (SOUTH AMERICA)ATLANTIC OCEANBRAZILCOASTAL CURRENTSEARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)ISLANDSMOUTHOCEANSRIVER BASINS RIVERSSEDIMENT TRANSPORTSTS-46
Credit lineMouths of the Amazon River, Brazil, South America. NASA/JSC, 1992-08-08. Public domain. ID: STS046-80-009.
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