Amazon rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest is an immense area, covering 5.5 million square km (2.1 million square mi) of territory in South America. Roughly 60% of the rainforest is situated in Brazil, with the balance spread around eight other countries. In this stunning drone video, contributor Cristian Dimitrius give us an aerial tour of portions of this irreplaceable natural resource in Brazil and French Guyana. The Amazon River is the world's largest source of freshwater apart from the Arctic icecaps.