The Amazon Rainforest's canopy climbs 30-45 m in a near-continuous green ceiling, broken by emergent trees and the sediment-brown Amazon River. Orbit the canopy bands, toggle the emergent-tree markers, and follow the river's light-gap.
Published figures: about 5.5 million sq km of rainforest across 9 countries, main canopy typically 30-45 m tall, emergent trees breaking through to 55-60 m, and the Amazon River running about 6,400 km with an average discharge of about 209,000 cubic meters per second.
Drag to orbit and scroll or pinch to zoom. Everything renders on your device with WebGL.
Amazon Rainforest 3D Explorer
This browser explorer shows the Amazon Rainforest as a canopy-top relief: a near-continuous green ceiling banded from understory-to-mid canopy up to the densest upper canopy, scattered emergent trees breaking through the top, and the sediment-brown Amazon River cutting a light-gap corridor across the basin.
The rainforest's core spreads across about 5.5 million sq km and nine countries, with roughly 60% inside Brazil. Its main canopy typically stands 30-45 m tall, while emergent trees push through to about 55-60 m - the tallest Amazon tree measured to date, a Dinizia excelsa recorded in 2019, reached about 88 m. The Amazon River itself runs about 6,400 km and carries an average discharge of about 209,000 cubic meters per second, roughly a fifth of all river water reaching the world's oceans. The basin is estimated to hold one in ten of the world's known species.
- Toggle the emergent-tree markers that break through the main canopy
- Toggle the Amazon River ribbon cutting across the basin
- Read area, canopy-height, river, and biodiversity figures in the panel
- See the canopy bands from understory-to-mid green up to bright emergent
- Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom
- Runs fully in the browser with the vendored three.js engine - no account, no upload
| Figure | Published value |
|---|---|
| Rainforest area | about 5.5 million sq km across 9 countries |
| Largest share | about 60% inside Brazil |
| Main canopy height | typically 30-45 m |
| Emergent trees | break through to about 55-60 m; tallest recorded (2019) about 88 m |
| Amazon River length | about 6,400 km |
| River discharge | about 209,000 cubic meters per second - roughly a fifth of all river water reaching the oceans |
| Biodiversity | an estimated 1 in 10 of the world's known species |
For other layered landscapes, open the Grand Canyon 3D Explorer (rock layers cut by a river) or the Mount Everest 3D Explorer (Earth's highest point, for a height comparison against the emergent canopy).
Everything renders on your device with WebGL. The 3D engine loads once (about 0.7 MB) and is cached.
This is an educational approximation - the canopy bands, emergent-tree markers, and river channel are procedural teaching cues, not a survey map.
Frequently Asked Questions
How big is the Amazon Rainforest?
The rainforest's core spreads across about 5.5 million sq km and nine countries, with roughly 60% of it inside Brazil.
How tall is the Amazon's canopy?
The main canopy typically stands about 30-45 m tall. Scattered emergent trees break through the canopy to about 55-60 m, and the tallest Amazon tree measured to date reached about 88 m in 2019.
How long is the Amazon River?
About 6,400 km, with an average discharge of about 209,000 cubic meters per second - roughly a fifth of all river water reaching the world's oceans.
How many species live in the Amazon?
The basin is estimated to hold about one in ten of the world's known species, though exact counts vary by taxonomic group and survey method.
What are emergent trees?
Trees whose crowns rise above the main forest canopy, catching more direct sunlight - they are shown here as small markers over the taller canopy bumps.
Is this a survey map?
No. It is an educational explorer using published rainforest and river figures - the canopy bands, emergent-tree markers, and river channel are schematic teaching cues, not a survey map.