Santa Rosa River is a river of Acre state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.
| Santa Rosa River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Santa Rosa (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru, Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Purus River, Santa Rosa do Purus |
• coordinates | 9°25′43″S 70°29′42″W / 9.428588°S 70.495129°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Purus River |
The river defines the boundary between Peru and Brazil in the centre of the state of Acre, then runs for a short distance along the boundary of the 231,555 hectares (572,180 acres) Santa Rosa do Purus National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001, until it joins the Purus River opposite the community of Santa Rosa do Purus.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ FLONA de Santa Rosa do Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-21