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.
| Igapó-Açu River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Igapó-Açu (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amazonas |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 4°23′41″S 59°58′22″W / 4.394599°S 59.972657°W |
| Length | 500[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Matupiri River |
The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Sears.
Sources
edit- Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northwestern Brazil (NT0157), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-16