Culuene River
(Redirected from Kuluene River)
| Culuene River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location in Brazil | |
| Native name | Rio Culuene (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mato Grosso state |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 12°55′33″S 52°49′39″W / 12.925852°S 52.827521°W |
| Length | 600[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Xingu River |
The Culuene River, or Kuluene River is a 600 km tributary of Xingu River in Mato Grosso, a state in western Brazil. The main economic activities in the region are agriculture and cattle farming.[citation needed]
It joins the Xingu from the southeast in the Xingu Indigenous Park. The Culuene Biological Reserve is south of the park in the municipality of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ REBIO do Culuene (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-22