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Facts About Amazon Forest 1. The Amazon forest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. With an area of ​​5.5 million square kilometres, it is so large that Britain and Ireland is 17 times larger! 2. The. The Amazon forests are found in South America, spread across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. 3. The. The Amazon River flows north of the Rain River. It is a network of hundreds of waterways spanning 6,840 km. Although there is some controversy, most scholars agree that the Amazon River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile. 4.  In 2007, a man named Martin Strel swam the entire length of the Amazon River! To complete his quick jungle ride, Martin ran electrocuted from the water for ten hours a day for 66 days! 5.  The Amazon is home to a whole host of fascinating – and deadly! – creatures, including  electric eels ,  flesh eating piranhas ,  poison dart frogs ,  jaguars  and some seriously  venomous snak