The Abuna River ( es, Río Abuná, pt, Rio Abunã) is a river in South America. As a part of the
Amazon Basin, it forms part of the
border
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between northern
Bolivia and north-western
Brazil
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.
The river has a total length of . It originates in several streams east of the
Cordillera Oriental of the
Peru
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vian
Andes
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. The river is navigable for circa in its lower northeastern part. At
Manoa
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it joins the Río Madeira, a tributary of the Amazon. Opposite the river mouth there is the town of
Abunã on the Brazilian side of the confluence.
References
Rivers of Acre (state)
Rivers of Rondônia
Bolivia–Brazil border
International rivers of South America
Rivers of Pando Department
Border rivers
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