Culuene River

Culuene River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name Rio Culuene
Country Brazil
Basin features
Main source Mato Grosso state
River mouth 12°55′33″S 52°49′39″W / 12.925852°S 52.827521°W / -12.925852; -52.827521Coordinates: 12°55′33″S 52°49′39″W / 12.925852°S 52.827521°W / -12.925852; -52.827521
River system Xingu River
Physical characteristics
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.

The river, an important tributary of the Xingu River, flows past the Culuene Biological Reserve in the municipality of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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 21 October 2013.
  2. ↑ REBIO do Culuene (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-22


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