The Abacaxis River is a river in the
Amazonas state in north-western
Brazil
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. It is located east of the
Madeira River
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and these two are connected via the
Paraná Urariá.
Through the Paraná Urariá it is also connected to several other smaller rivers and ultimately Paraná do Ramos, which is a side channel of the
Amazon River itself. The Abacaxis River also passes through Lake Guaribas.
The river flows through the
Acari National Park created by president
Dilma Rousseff
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in 2016 in the last week before her provisional removal from office.
The river forms the western boundary of the
Alto Maués Ecological Station
Alto Maués Ecological Station () is an Ecological station (Brazil), ecological station, a fully protected area, in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. It contains about of Amazon rainforest.
Location
The Alto Maués Ecolo ...
and of the
Pau-Rosa National Forest.
References
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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