Novo River (Jamanxim River)

Novo River
Novo River (Jamanxim River) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Novo
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Pará state
River mouth 6°16′57″S 55°45′34″W / 6.282486°S 55.759432°W / -6.282486; -55.759432 (Mouth of Novo River)Coordinates: 6°16′57″S 55°45′34″W / 6.282486°S 55.759432°W / -6.282486; -55.759432 (Mouth of Novo River)

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

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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