The Javary River, Javari River or Yavarí River (; ) is a
tributary
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of the
Amazon
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* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company
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that forms the boundary between Brazil and
Peru
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for more than . It is navigable by
canoe
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for from above its mouth to its source in the
Ucayali
The Ucayali River (, ) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of Pucallpa is lo ...
highlands, but only 260 were found suitable for steam navigation.
The Brazilian Boundary Commission ascended it in 1866 to the junction of the
Shino with its
Jaquirana branch. The country it traverses in its extremely sinuous course is very level, similar in character to that of the
Juruá.
There are a number of small private reserves along the river, which arrange wildlife viewing.
The town of
Benjamin Constant
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lies at the mouth of the river, on the Brazilian bank.
References
Tributaries of the Amazon River
Rivers of Peru
Rivers of Acre (state)
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Brazil–Peru border
International rivers of South America
Rivers of the Department of Ucayali
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