The Jari River, or Jary River (), is a northern tributary of the Amazon River on the border between the states of

Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...

and

Amapá Amapá (; ) is one of the 26 federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil. It is in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. It is Federative units of Brazil#List, the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area ...

in northeastern Brazil. It is in the most downstream regions of the

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...

and borders the

Guiana Highlands The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch, and French Guiana respectiv ...

and

the Guianas The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch, and French Guiana respectiv ...

to the northwest.

Course

The river flows through the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion. The source of the Jari is in the south of the

Tumuk Humak Mountains The Tumuk Humak Mountains (, , ) are a mountain range in South America, stretching about east–west in the border area between Brazil in the south and Suriname and French Guiana in the north. In the language of the Apalam and Wayana people ...

, and its mouth is at the Amazon River between the municipalities of

Almeirim Almeirim () is a city and a municipality in Santarém District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,376, in an area of 222.12 km2. The city proper had a population of 10,520 in 2001. History There are vestiges of mid-Paleolithic to Mesol ...

in Pará and

Vitória do Jari Vitoria or Vitória may refer to: People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Sofia Vitória (bor ...

in Amapá. Ilha Grande de Gurupá, the second-largest island of the Amazon River Delta, is opposite of the mouth of the Jari River. Part of the river's basin is in the

Maicuru Biological Reserve The Maicuru Biological Reserve (), is a strictly protected biological reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. It covers of Amazon rainforest. Location The reserve lies between the Maicuru and Jari rivers on the border between the states of Par ...

. The Jari River forms the western boundary of the

Tumucumaque Mountains National Park The Tumucumaque Mountains National Park (; ) is situated in the Amazon Rainforest in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará. It is bordered to the north by French Guiana and Suriname. History Tumucumaque was declared a national park on Augu ...

. Below the park it forms the western boundary of the

Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve The Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve () is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amapá, Brazil. It contains a well-preserved area of terra firme forest with rich fauna. The local communities that surround the reserve use ...

, created in 1997. For part of its course it runs through the Jari Ecological Station. Small numbers of people have settled along the river here, built houses and cleared fields.

Tributaries

* Iratapuru River * Iratapina River *

Noucouru River Noucouru River is a river of Amapá state in Brazil. It is a tributary of the Jari River The Jari River, or Jary River (), is a northern tributary of the Amazon River on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá in northeastern Brazil. I ...

* Mapiri River * Cuc River * Culari River * Curapi River * Ximim-Ximim River * Mapaoni River

References

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Course

Tributaries

See also

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