Igapó-Açu River

Igapó-Açu River
Native name Rio Igapó-Açu
Country Brazil
Physical characteristics
Main source Amazonas
River mouth 4°23′41″S 59°58′22″W / 4.394599°S 59.972657°W / -4.394599; -59.972657Coordinates: 4°23′41″S 59°58′22″W / 4.394599°S 59.972657°W / -4.394599; -59.972657
Length 500[1]
Basin features
Tributaries

Igapó-Açu River (Portuguese: Rio Igapó-Açu is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Madeira River.

The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion.[2]

See also

References

  1. 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 8 November 2014.
  2. Sears.

Sources

  • Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northwestern Brazil (NT0157), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-16


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