Amazonas

Amazonas has a territory covered mostly by rainforest, covering a vast area of Amazon Rainforest.

The state is named after the Amazon River.

The highest mountain in Brazil is located in Amazonas. The mountain is called Pico da Neblina, a tepui which stands at 2,994 meters above sea level.

98% of the state is almost entirely covered by the Amazon rainforest.

Its relief is divided into three categories:- 1.viz: igapos -which means permanently flooded land, roots of vegetation always submerged.

2. varzeas - higher than igapos, this means that the land is only submerged when rivers are at their highest during the wet season

3. low plateau - higher still, never submerged.

This wide and varied terrain means that the Amazonas region attracts a large number of tourists.