Jari River
| Jari River (Rio Jari) | |
| Jary River | |
 Jari River near Monte Dourado | |
| Country | Brazil |
|---|---|
| States | Amapá, Pará |
| Mouth | Amazon River |
| Length | 790 km (491 mi) [1] |
| Basin | 60,000 km2 (23,166 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 1,005 m3/s (35,491 cu ft/s) |
 Amazon Basin with Jari River in the northeast
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The Jari River, or Jary River (Portuguese: Rio Jari), is a northern tributary of the Amazon River on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá in northeastern Brazil. It is in the most downstream regions of the Amazon Basin and borders the Guiana Highlands and the Guianas to the northwest. The source of the Jari is in the south of the Tumuk Humak Mountains, and its mouth is at the Amazon River between the municipalities of Almeirim in Pará and Vitória do Jari in Amapá. Ilha Grande de Gurupá, the second-largest island of the Amazon River Delta, is opposite of the mouth of the Jari River.[2]
Tributaries
- Iratapuru River
- Iratapina River
- Noucouru River
- Mapiri River
- Cuc River
- Culari River
- Curapi River
- Ximim-Ximim River
- Mapaoni River
See also
References
- ↑ 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 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Jari River". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
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