Canaticú River

The Canaticú River (Portuguese: Rio Canaticú) is a river of the state of Pará, Brazil, a tributary of the Pará River.

Canaticú River
Native nameRio Canaticú  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationState of Pará
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Pará River
 ⁃ coordinates
1.779039°S 49.734173°W / -1.779039; -49.734173
Basin features
River systemPará River

Course

The river is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It runs through part of the 194,868 hectares (481,530 acres) Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.[2] Access to the Canaticú and the nearby Pracuúba River is difficult during the summer dry season. The communities on these rivers have an açaí palm crop that ripens in the winter, between seasons in other areas, which therefore commands a high price.[2] The Canaticú flows south into the Pará River, which connects the Amazon River to the Tocantins River.

See also

References
  1. RESEX Terra Grande-Pracuúba – ISA.
  2. Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.

Sources
  • RESEX Terra Grande-Pracuúba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-29
  • Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-29
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