Itaparaná River

The Itaparaná River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Ipixuna River.

Itaparaná River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Itaparaná  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAmazonas state
Mouth 
  coordinates
5°43′03″S 63°18′32″W
Basin features
River systemPurus River

The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches.[1] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion, where it joins the Ipixuna shortly before that river joins the Purus River.

See also

References

Sources

  • Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northwestern Brazil (NT0157), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-16



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