Jurua River

Jurua River

The Juruá River is a southern affluent river of the Amazon River west of the Purus River, sharing with this the bottom of the immense inland Amazon depression, and having all the characteristics of the Purus as regards curvature, sluggishness and general features of the low, half-flooded forest country it traverses. It rises among the Ucayali highlands, and is navigable and unobstructed for a distance of 1133 miles (1823 km) above its junction with the Amazon. It has a total length of approximately 1500 miles (2414 km), and is one of the longest tributaries of the Amazon.


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  • Juruá — Der Rio Juruá bei Cruzeiro do Sul im Bundesstaat Acre bei Niedrigwasser.Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Juruá — [zhoor wä′] river flowing from the Andes in Peru northeast across NW Brazil into the Amazon: c. 1,200 mi (1,931 km) …   English World dictionary

  • Juruá — geographical name river NW central South America flowing from E central Peru NE into the Solimões in NW Brazil …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Juruá — Port. /zhooh rddooh ah /, n. a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long. * * * …   Universalium

  • Juruá — Ju•ru•á [[t]ˌʒʊər uˈɑ[/t]] n. geg a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long …   From formal English to slang

  • Juruá — /ʒurˈwa/ (say zhoohr wah) noun a river flowing from eastern Peru north east through western Brazil to the Amazon. About 1930 km …  

  • Juruá — Port. /zhooh rddooh ah /, n. a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long …   Useful english dictionary

  • Amazon River — Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin, and only the Nile River of northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. It originates within 100 mi (160 km) of the… …   Universalium

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