Ipixuna River (Purus River)

Ipixuna River
Ipixuna River (Purus River) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Ipixuna
Country Brazil
Basin
River mouth Tapauá, Amazonas
5°37′34″S 63°11′34″W / 5.625987°S 63.192708°W / -5.625987; -63.192708 (Mouth of Ipixuna River)Coordinates: 5°37′34″S 63°11′34″W / 5.625987°S 63.192708°W / -5.625987; -63.192708 (Mouth of Ipixuna River)
River system Purus River
Physical characteristics
Length 370 kilometres (230 mi)[1]

The Ipixuna River (Portuguese: Rio Ipixuna) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. Ir is a tributary of the Purus River.

The Ipixuna River flows from south to north through the 881,704 hectares (2,178,740 acres) Tapauá State Forest, created in 2009, before joining the Purus river from the right at Tapauá.[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 8 November 2014.
  2. ↑ FES Tapauá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-02


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