Inauini River | |
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Native name | Rio Inauini (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Amazonas state |
Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 8°30′22″S67°24′49″W / 8.506227°S 67.413623°W Coordinates: 8°30′22″S67°24′49″W / 8.506227°S 67.413623°W |
Inauini River (Portuguese : Rio Inauini) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.
The Inauini River forms the boundary between the Mapiá-Inauini National Forest and the Purus National Forest. [1] The local people have complained that many people come up the Inauini by boat and fish in nearby lakes. The intruders also collect turtles, which has led to a sharp drop in the turtle population. [2]
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