Piriá River (Eastern Pará)
The Piriá River (Portuguese: Rio Piriá) is a river in the extreme east of the state of Pará, Brazil.
| Piriá River | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Rio Piriá (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nova Esperança do Piriá |
| • coordinates | 2.472190°S 47.085569°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 1.021749°S 46.200151°W |
The river rises in the municipality of Nova Esperança do Piriá, and flows past the municipal seat of Nova Esperança do Piriá. It flows in a generally northeast direction. The lower reaches of the river before it enters the Atlantic Ocean are protected by the Gurupi-Piriá Marine Extractive Reserve.[1]
See also
Sources
- RESEX Marinha de Gurupi-Piriá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-12
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