Coco River (Araguaia River tributary)

The Coco River (Portuguese: Rio do Coco) is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Araguaia River.

Coco River
Native nameRio do Coco  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTocantins state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
9.235184°S 49.966844°W / -9.235184; -49.966844

Lower course

The lower portion of the Coco River forms the eastern boundary of the Cantão State Park, and the western boundary of the Ilha do Bananal/Cantão Environmental Protection Area.[1] This section was probably originally a meander of the Javaés River, in turn a branch of the Araguaia. The frequently flooded Cantão region between the Coco and Araguaia rivers holds an ecotone between the Amazon and Cerrado biomes.[2]

See also

References
  1. PES do Cantão – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
  2. PES do Cantão – ISA, Características.

Sources
  • PES do Cantão (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-31


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