Santa Rosa River (Acre)

Santa Rosa River is a river of Acre state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.

Santa Rosa River
Santa Rosa River (Acre) is located in Brazil
Santa Rosa River (Acre)
Native nameRio Santa Rosa (Portuguese)
Location
CountryPeru, Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Purus River, Santa Rosa do Purus
  coordinates
9.428588°S 70.495129°W / -9.428588; -70.495129
Basin features
River systemPurus River

The river defines the boundary between Peru and Brazil in the centre of the state of Acre, then runs for a short distance along the boundary of the 231,555 hectares (572,180 acres) Santa Rosa do Purus National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001, until it joins the Purus River opposite the community of Santa Rosa do Purus.[1]

See also

References

  1. FLONA de Santa Rosa do Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-21


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