The Pará River (), also called Parauaú River,
Jacaré Grande River
The Jacaré Grande River ( pt, Rio Jacaré Grande) is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is considered an extension of the Rio Pará distribution channel.
The Jacaré Grande River rises on the island of Marajó in the delta region ...
, Marajó River Channel, Macacos River Channel,
Santa Maria River Channel and Bocas Bay, is a watercourse and immense
estuarine complex that functions as a canal between the rivers
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
(
Amazon delta),
Tocantins
Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 20 ...
, Campina Grande (or
Portel Bay) and
Marajó Bay
The Marajó Bay, or Marajoara gulf and Amazon gulf, is an recessed body of water of the Brazilian coast located in the state of Pará. It is roughly in size, and is a receptacle for the waters of the Pará River distributary channel, the waters ...
, in addition to numerous other smaller rivers. It can also be considered a
distributary channel
A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributary ...
of the
Tocantins River
The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan ...
.
It is located in the state of Pará, Brazil. It presents muddy and turbid waters, rich in sediments originating from its source rivers.
Runs for approximately , around the west and south of the island of
Marajó
Marajó () is a large coastal island in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is the main and largest of the islands in the Marajó Archipelago. Marajó Island is separated from the mainland by Marajó Bay, Pará River, smaller rivers (especially ...
.
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
, the state capital of
Pará
Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...
, is located near the south bank of the river.
Previously academic research has come to consider this watercourse as a distributary channel of the Amazon River. However, this statement is currently considered unlikely, since recent studies have shown the small contribution of the waters of the Amazon River to the formation of the Pará River,
with a greater contribution from the Tocantins River.
See also
*
List of rivers of Pará
References
Rivers of Pará
Distributaries of the Amazon River
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