This river is the larger of two rivers featured in Samuel Fritz's 1707 map 
This river is the larger of two rivers featured in Samuel Fritz's 1707 map that, for some reason, also includes Lake Parime. The Viscount of MauÃ¡ established a steamboat service on this river. A tributary of this river is now named for Theodore Roosevelt, who visited it for two years after his loss in the 1912 presidential election. Henry Walter Bates's expedition to this river inspired him to develop his ideas of (*) Batesian mimicry. Seeking the "Land of Cinnamon," Francisco de Orellana led a west-to-east expedition along this river that ended at the island of Marajo. The dark Rio Negro meets the muddy SolimÃµes, the upper portion of this river, at the city of Manaus. For 10 points, name this river named after a comparison between nearby settlers and the women warriors of Greek mythology.
This river is the larger of two rivers featured in Samuel Fritz's 1707 map that, for some reason, also includes Lake Parime.
Amazon River 