The Cupari River (Portuguese: Rio Cupari) is a river that flows into the Tapajós in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Rio Cupari is in the eastern part of the Amazon River basin.
| Cupari River | |
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| Native name | Rio Cupari (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | State of Pará |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 3°43′22″S 55°24′15″W / 3.722778°S 55.404167°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tapajós |
The river flows through the Itaituba I National Forest, a 220,639 hectares (545,210 acres) sustainable use conservation area established in 1998.[1] Before entering the Tapajós it flows along the south west boundary of the Tapajós National Forest, a 549,067 hectares (1,356,770 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1974.[2]
References edit
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Itaituba I (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-29
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional do Tapajós (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-30