The Coco River (Portuguese: Rio do Coco) is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Araguaia River and forms part of the Tocantins basin.
| Coco River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio do Coco (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tocantins state |
| Mouth | Araguaia River |
• coordinates | 9°14′07″S 49°58′01″W / 9.235184°S 49.966844°W |
Lower course
editThe lower portion of the Coco River forms the eastern boundary of the Cantão State Park, and the western boundary of the Ilha do Bananal/Cantão Environmental Protection Area.[1] This section was probably originally a meander of the Javaés River, in turn a branch of the Araguaia. The frequently flooded Cantão region between the Coco and Araguaia rivers holds an ecotone between the Amazon and Cerrado biomes.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ PES do Cantão – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
- ^ PES do Cantão – ISA, Características.
Sources
edit- PES do Cantão (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-31