Macaé River

Macaé River
Native name Rio Macaé
Country Brazil
Physical characteristics
Main source Rio de Janeiro state
River mouth Macaé, Rio de Janeiro
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22°22′26″S 41°46′33″W / 22.374007°S 41.775739°W / -22.374007; -41.775739Coordinates: 22°22′26″S 41°46′33″W / 22.374007°S 41.775739°W / -22.374007; -41.775739

The Macaé River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Macaé.

The upper part of the Macaé River basin is protected by the 35,038 hectares (86,580 acres) Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area, created in 2001.[1] The river basin also includes part of the União Biological Reserve, home to a population of endangered golden lion tamarin.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Luiz Dias da Mota Lima (2014), Plano de Manejo da Área de Proteção Ambiental Estadual Macaé de Cima (PDF) (in Portuguese), 1 - Informações Gerais sobre a UC, Rio de Janeiro, p. 20, retrieved 2016-10-11
  2. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva biológica União (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-14


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