Igapó-Açu River
Appearance
Igapó-Açu River | |
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Native name | Rio Igapó-Açu Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Amazonas |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 4°23′41″S 59°58′22″W / 4.394599°S 59.972657°W |
Length | 500[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Matupiri River |
Igapó-Açu River (Portuguese: Rio Igapó-Açu is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Madeira River.
The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
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Sources
- Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northwestern Brazil (NT0157), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-16