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Anapu River

Coordinates: 2°04′33″S 51°29′11″W / 2.075736°S 51.486483°W / -2.075736; -51.486483
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Anapu River
Anapu River is located in Brazil
Anapu River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Anapu (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPará state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
2°04′33″S 51°29′11″W / 2.075736°S 51.486483°W / -2.075736; -51.486483
Length470 kilometres (290 mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemPará River

The Anapu River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Pará River, a channel that connects the Amazon and Tocantins rivers to the south of Marajó island.

The basin of the Anapu River is in the Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[2]

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References

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Sources

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  • Sears, Robin, Eastern Amazonian - Brazil (NT0180), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-22
  • 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 21 October 2013