Taraíra River
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The Taraíra River (Traira) is a tributary of the Japurá River in South America. (That Japurá is a tributary of the Amazon River.) The entirety of the Taraíra forms part of the international boundary that separates Amazonas state in Brazil from Vaupés Department in Colombia. It flows into the Japurá on the border near Vila Bittencourt, a Brazilian settlement.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Brazil-Colombia Border: Piedra Del Cocuy, Vaupés River, Içana River, Tres Fronteras, Papurí River, Taraíra River. General Books LLC. 2010. p. 22. ISBN 9781157215103. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ International Rivers of South America. Books LLC. 18 August 2011. p. 38. ISBN 978-1155623719. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
Coordinates: 1°4′S 69°26′W / 1.067°S 69.433°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Colombia
- International rivers of South America
- Brazil–Colombia border
- Geography of Vaupés Department
- Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
- Tributaries of the Amazon River
- Border rivers
- Amazonas (Brazilian state) river stubs
- Colombia river stubs