Abacaxis River Explained

Abacaxis River
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Source1 Location:Amazonas
Mouth Coordinates:-3.9134°N -58.7854°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Brazil
Length:610[1]
Tributaries Left:Marimari River
Tributaries Right:Curauaí River

The Abacaxis River is a river in the Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is located east of the Madeira River and these two are connected via the Paraná Urariá.

Through the Paraná Urariá it is also connected to several other smaller rivers and ultimately Paraná do Ramos, which is a side channel of the Amazon River itself. The Abacaxis River also passes through Lake Guaribas.[2] The river flows through the Acari National Park created by president Dilma Rousseff in 2016 in the last week before her provisional removal from office.The river forms the western boundary of the Alto Maués Ecological Station and of the Pau-Rosa National Forest.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ziesler . R. . Ardizzone . G.D. . The Inland waters of Latin America . 1979 . . 92-5-000780-9 . Amazon River System . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021061745/http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/ad770b/AD770B06.htm . 21 October 2013 . live.
  2. Book: Reis, Roberto E. . Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Central and South America . EDIPUCRS . 2003 . 85-7430-361-5 . 642.