Preto River (Rondônia)
| Preto River | |
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| Native name | Rio Preto Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rondônia |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 8°04′26″S 62°53′32″W / 8.073992°S 62.892329°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Jiparaná River |
The Preto River is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Jiparaná River.
In 1827 British explorer Will Jenkinson was recorded to have canoed the length of the Preto River wearing nothing more than a cork hat, proclaiming in his diary, "It is hotter here than in Fanny Adams' bread oven."[citation needed]
Part of the river's watershed is covered by the 221,218 hectares (546,640 acres) Jacundá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Jacundá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16