The largest and best known of the river confluences, the point at which the black Rio Negro and the coffee-coloured Rio Solimões meet to form the mighty Amazon is one of the of the most famous sights in the rainforest.

To give you an idea of the scale of this confluence, at the point where the rivers meet, the Rio Solimões has about six Mississippis’ worth of water and the Rio Negro around two Mississippis’ worth.

In terms of the sheer volume of water, at this juncture the Amazon holds around twelve times the total volume of the water falling over the Niagara, Iguassu, and Victoria Falls combined.

Before the rivers mix, they run along side each other for around 6km, forming one of the most impressive sights in the Amazon.