Parima River

Parima River
Country Brazil
Physical characteristics
Main source Roraima state

The Parima River is a river of Roraima state in northern Brazil.[1] According to explorer and scientist Charles-Marie de La Condamine, the river received its name because it was once believed to flow into the mythical Lake Parime.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brazilian Ministry of Transport
  2. ↑ Charles Marie de La Condamine, Relation abrégée d'un voyage fait dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique méridionale: depuis la côte de la mer du Sud, jusqu'aux côtes du Brésil et de la Guyane, en descendant la rivière des Amazones..., Jean-Edme Dufour & Philippe Roux, 1778; University of Lausanne


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