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Curuçá River (Pará)

Coordinates: 0°34′43″S 47°50′13″W / 0.578701°S 47.836915°W / -0.578701; -47.836915
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Curuçá River
Evening in Curuçá bay
Curuçá River (Pará) is located in Brazil
Curuçá River (Pará)
Native nameRio Curuçá (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationState of Pará, Brazil
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
 • coordinates
0°34′43″S 47°50′13″W / 0.578701°S 47.836915°W / -0.578701; -47.836915

The Curuçá River (Portuguese: Rio Curuçá) is a river in the state of Pará, Brazil, that flows into the north Atlantic Ocean.

Course

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The river flows from south to north past the town of Curuçá, Pará. It is joined from the left by the Furo Maripanema, an arm of the Mocajuba River. The mangroves along the river are protected by the Mãe Grande de Curuçá Extractive Reserve.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ RESEX Marinha Mocapajuba – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).

Sources

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  • RESEX Marinha Mocapajuba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-10