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Mapuá River

Coordinates: 1°03′54″S 50°33′02″W / 1.065013°S 50.550486°W / -1.065013; -50.550486
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Mapuá River
Mapuá River is located in Brazil
Mapuá River
Native nameRio Mapuá (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPará state
Mouth 
 • location
Aramá River
 • coordinates
1°03′54″S 50°33′02″W / 1.065013°S 50.550486°W / -1.065013; -50.550486
Basin features
River systemAramá River

The Mapuá River (Portuguese: Rio Mapuá) is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Aramá River.

Course

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The Mapuá River rises on the island of Marajó in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It runs along the southern boundary of the Mapuá Extractive Reserve. The Mapuá is a left tributary of the Aramã, which forms the northern boundary of the reserve. The reserve contains sheets of tidal water and mangroves.[1] The reserve is mostly lowland floodplain, with some terra firma in the centre of the territory.[2]

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • RESEX Mapuá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-30
  • Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Mapuá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-30