Andirá River (Juruá River)

Andirá River
Andirá River (Juruá River) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Andirá
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Amazonas
River mouth Juruá, Amazonas
3°39′51″S 66°07′31″W / 3.664284°S 66.125393°W / -3.664284; -66.125393Coordinates: 3°39′51″S 66°07′31″W / 3.664284°S 66.125393°W / -3.664284; -66.125393
River system Juruá River

The Andirá River (Portuguese: Rio Andirá) is a river of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a tributary of the Juruá River.

The river forms the western boundary of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.[1] It forms the southwest boundary of the 187,982 hectares (464,510 acres) Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
  2. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Baixo Juruá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-22


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