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Parauapebas River

Coordinates: 5°35′53″S 49°43′42″W / 5.598093°S 49.728443°W / -5.598093; -49.728443
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Parauapebas River
Parauapebas River is located in Brazil
Parauapebas River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Parauapebas (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPará state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
5°35′53″S 49°43′42″W / 5.598093°S 49.728443°W / -5.598093; -49.728443

The Parauapebas River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itacaiúnas River, which in turn is a tributary of the Tocantins River.

The Parauapebas River is a blackwater river. Its basin is in the Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Sears, Robin, Eastern Amazonian - Brazil (NT0180), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-22