Coordinates: 1°59′59″S 50°51′17″W / 1.999585°S 50.854610°W / -1.999585; -50.854610

Pacajá River

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Pacajá River
Pacajá River is located in Brazil
Pacajá River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Pacajá (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPará state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
1°59′59″S 50°51′17″W / 1.999585°S 50.854610°W / -1.999585; -50.854610
Length400 kilometres (250 mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemPará River

The Pacajá River (Portuguese: Rio Pacajá) is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Pará River, a channel that connects the Amazon and Tocantins rivers to the south of Marajó island.

The basin of the Pacajá River is in the Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[2]

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References

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Sources

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  • Sears, Robin, Eastern Amazonian - Brazil (NT0180), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-22
  • 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