São Tomé River (Mato Grosso)
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The São Tomé River is a river of
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...
state in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the
Juruena River The Juruena River ( pt, Rio Juruena) is a long river in west-central Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso. Course The Juruena originates in the Parecis plateau. Within Mato Grosso the river defines the eastern boundary of the Igarapés do Juruen ...
. All of the river's sources are in the
Juruena National Park Juruena National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Juruena), declared in 2006, is the third largest national park of Brazil. It is located along the Juruena River, in the north of Mato Grosso state and the south of Amazonas state. It forms part o ...
, one of the largest conservation units in Brazil. The São Tomé basin occupies 23% of the park.


See also

* List of rivers of Mato Grosso


References


Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Mato Grosso {{MatoGrosso-river-stub