Source of the Amazon River the Mantaro. Explorers and scholars have identified each of the three rivers as being the source of the Amazon under one of the three definitions. The Mantaro is the most distant upstream point; the Maraňón is the main stem of the Amazon; and the Apurímac is the most distant source with an uninterrupted flow of water. The Amazon River is the largest river in the world in terms of its discharge into the Atlantic Ocean and either the longest or second longest river in the world, contending with the Nile River for that honor. More than from its mouth, upstream
The River Is Wide by May, it had reached its peak position at no. 31. The song appeared on their studio album Lovin' Things, which was released the same year. It later appeared on the band's compilation albums "More Golden Grass" and "Their 16 Greatest Hits", which were released in 1970 and 1971 respectively. The song has also been included on multiple subsequent compilations by the group. The single version does not contain the thunder present at the beginning of the LP version, and is also in a different key. The River Is Wide "The River Is Wide" was a hit for The Forum