Ipixuna River (Purus River)
| Ipixuna River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Ipixuna |
| Country | Brazil |
| Basin features | |
| River mouth |
Tapauá, Amazonas 5°37′34″S 63°11′34″W / 5.625987°S 63.192708°WCoordinates: 5°37′34″S 63°11′34″W / 5.625987°S 63.192708°W |
| River system | Purus River |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 370 kilometres (230 mi)[1] |
The Ipixuna River (Portuguese: Rio Ipixuna) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. Ir is a tributary of the Purus River.
The Ipixuna River flows from south to north through the 881,704 hectares (2,178,740 acres) Tapauá State Forest, created in 2009, before joining the Purus river from the right at Tapauá.[2] The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches.[3] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion before joining the Purus.
See also
References
Sources
- FES Tapauá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-02
- Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northwestern Brazil (NT0157), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-16
- 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
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