Novo River (Jamanxim River tributary)

The Novo River (Portuguese: Rio Novo) is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil.

Novo River
Novo River
Native nameRio Novo  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPará state
Mouth 
  coordinates
6.282486°S 55.759432°W / -6.282486; -55.759432

The Novo is a major tributary of the Jamanxim River. It is formed by the juncture of the Inambé and Marrom rivers, and has its headwaters in the Rio Novo National Park, a 538,151 hectares (1,329,800 acres) conservation unit created in 2006.[1]

See also

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional do Rio Novo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-27
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