Parauapebas River

Parauapebas River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name Rio Parauapebas
Country Brazil
Physical characteristics
Main source Pará state
River mouth 5°35′53″S 49°43′42″W / 5.598093°S 49.728443°W / -5.598093; -49.728443Coordinates: 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 Itacaiunas 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]

See also

References

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


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