Culuene River Explained

Culuene River
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Brazil
River System:Xingu River
Source1 Location:Mato Grosso state
Mouth Coordinates:-12.9259°N -52.8275°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Brazil
Length:600[1]

The Culuene River, or Kuluene River is a 600 km tributary of Xingu River in Mato Grosso, a state in western Brazil. The main economic activities in the region are agriculture and cattle farming.

It joins the Xingu from the southeast in the Xingu Indigenous Park. The Culuene Biological Reserve is south of the park in the municipality of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso.

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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.