Mucuim River | |
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Native name | Rio Mucuim ( Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 6°32′26″S 64°20′33″W / 6.540548°S 64.342590°W |
Length | 350 kilometres (220 mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Purus River |
The Mucuim River ( Portuguese: Rio Mucuim) is a river in Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.
The Mucuim river flows through the Mapinguari National Park, a 1,776,914 hectares (4,390,850 acres) conservation unit created in 2008. [2] To the north of the national park it is crossed by the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230), then runs through the Balata-Tufari National Forest before joining the Purus. [3] The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches. [4] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion before joining the Purus.
Mucuim River | |
---|---|
Native name | Rio Mucuim ( Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 6°32′26″S 64°20′33″W / 6.540548°S 64.342590°W |
Length | 350 kilometres (220 mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Purus River |
The Mucuim River ( Portuguese: Rio Mucuim) is a river in Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.
The Mucuim river flows through the Mapinguari National Park, a 1,776,914 hectares (4,390,850 acres) conservation unit created in 2008. [2] To the north of the national park it is crossed by the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230), then runs through the Balata-Tufari National Forest before joining the Purus. [3] The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches. [4] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion before joining the Purus.