Culuene River

The Culuene River, or Kuluene River is a 600 km tributary of Xingu River in Mato Grosso, a state in western Brazil. The main economic activities in the region are agriculture and cattle farming.

Culuene River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Culuene  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMato Grosso state
Mouth 
  coordinates
12°55′33″S 52°49′39″W
Length600[1]
Basin features
River systemXingu River

It joins the Xingu from the southeast in the Xingu Indigenous Park. The Culuene Biological Reserve is south of the park in the municipality of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso.[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 21 October 2013.
  2. REBIO do Culuene (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-22


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