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  2. Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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    3°S 60°W  /  3°S 60°W  / -3; -60. Area. 5,500,000 km 2 (2,100,000 sq mi) The Amazon rainforest, [a] 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 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [2] of which ...

  3. List of countries and dependencies by area - Wikipedia

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    Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area. The entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories.

  4. Google Earth - Wikipedia

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    Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...

  5. Amazon basin - Wikipedia

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    Amazon basin. The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname ...

  6. N.J. man spent $510K for unlimited flights, has flown 24 ...

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    For instance, in 2019 alone, Stuker took 373 flights covering 1.46 million miles. If purchased individually, these flights would have amounted to $2.44 million.

  7. Demographics of the world - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Earth. Population pyramid of the world in 2022 by the UN. Population. Over 8,120,531,329 (estimated) Fertility rate. 2.27 (2021) Earth has a human population of over 8 billion as of 2024, with an overall population density of 50 people per km 2 (130 per sq. mile). Nearly 60% of the world's population lives in Asia, with more ...

  8. How One Man Earned 4 Million Airline Miles by Buying ... - AOL

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    The card he used was the American Express Starwood card, which offers 1 point for every dollar spent. He could then transfer them into an airline's frequent flyer program at a ratio of 1.25 miles ...

  9. Sun - Wikipedia

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    The instantaneous distance varies by about ± 2.5 million km or 1.55 million miles as Earth moves from perihelion on ~ January 3rd to aphelion on ~ July 4th. [36] At its average distance, light travels from the Sun's horizon to Earth's horizon in about 8 minutes and 20 seconds, [ 37 ] while light from the closest points of the Sun and Earth ...