Curuçá River

Curuçá River
Origin	Amazonas state
Basin countries	Brazil

Curuçá River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. ^[1]

On August 13, 1930 the area near latitude 5° S and longitude 71.5° W experienced an unexplained explosion event with a yield estimated at between 0.1–1.0 megatonne of TNT (0.42–4.2 PJ).^[2][3][4]

See also

• List of rivers of Amazonas
• Curuçá

References

1. ^ http://www.zonu.com/imapa/americas/md_amazonas_brazil.pdf Brazilian Ministry of Transport
2. ^ http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1102.htm
3. ^ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2004/pdf/5150.pdf
4. ^ http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/Brazil.html

Coordinates: 4°40′S 71°28′W / 4.667°S 71.467°W / -4.667; -71.467