Inauini River ( pt, Rio Inauini) is a river of
Amazonas state in north-western
Brazil
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, a tributary of the
Purus River
The Purus River (Portuguese: ''Rio Purus''; Spanish: ''Río Purús'') is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is , and the mean annual discharge is . The river shares its name with the Alto Purús National Park and ...
.
The Inauini River forms the boundary between the
Mapiá-Inauini National Forest
The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional Mapiá-Inauini) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Boca do Acre (92.37%) and ...
and the
Purus National Forest.
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Sources
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Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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