Igapó-Açu River

River in Brazil
Igapó-Açu River is located in Brazil
Igapó-Açu River
Native nameRio Igapó-Açu (Portuguese)LocationCountryBrazilPhysical characteristicsSource  • locationAmazonas Mouth 
 • coordinates
4°23′41″S 59°58′22″W / 4.394599°S 59.972657°W / -4.394599; -59.972657Length500[1]Basin featuresTributaries  • rightMatupiri River

Igapó-Açu River (Portuguese: Rio Igapó-Açu is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Madeira River.

The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion.[2]

See also

  • List of rivers of Amazonas

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. ^ Sears.

Sources

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


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