Ijuí River

Ijuí River
Country Brazil
Basin features
Main source Rio Grande do Sul state
River mouth Uruguay River

The Ijuí River (Portuguese, Rio Ijuí[1]) (Portuguese pronunciation: [hiw iʒuˈi]) is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Uruguay River.

The name Ijuí (the earlier spelling Ijuhy is to be found in older documents and maps), like many geographical names and names of topographical features in Brazil, originated from the Guarani language.

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Coordinates: 27°58′3″S 55°20′1″W / 27.96750°S 55.33361°W / -27.96750; -55.33361[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rio Ijuí at GEOnet Names Server
  2. ↑ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator


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