Mariepauá River
| Mariepauá River | |
|---|---|
  Mariepauá River (Brazil) | |
| Native name | Rio Mariepauá Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Madeira River, Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Madeira River |
The Mariepauá River (Portuguese: Rio Mariepauá) is a tributary of the Madeira River in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Course
The river defines the western boundary of the 589,611 hectares (1,456,960 acres) Juma Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006 to support sustainable extraction of forest resources by the traditional population.[1] Two new species of fish have been found in the river.[2] In March 2015 Google launched imagery of the river in its "Street View" feature of Google Maps.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Viana 2010, p. 28.
- ^ RDS do Juma – ISA.
- ^ Paresh Dave 2015.
Sources
- Paresh Dave (2 March 2015), "Google releases 'Street View' of Amazon rainforest", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2016-06-15
- RDS do Juma (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-15
- Viana, Virgilio (March 2010), Plano de Gestão da RDS do Juma (PDF) (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-06-15