Pacajá River

The Pacajá River (Portuguese: Rio Pacajá) is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Pará River, a channel that connects the Amazon and Tocantins rivers to the south of Marajó island.

Pacajá River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Pacajá  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPará state
Mouth 
  coordinates
1°59′59″S 50°51′17″W
Length400 kilometres (250 mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemPará River

The basin of the Pacajá River is in the Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[2]

See also

References

Sources

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


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