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Japurá River

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Japurá River

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Also known as Japura River, Rio Japurá, Rio Caqueta, Yapura

river in South America

AI overview

The Japurá River is a major waterway in South America that flows through the Amazon Basin. It matters as an important tributary of the Amazon River system, supporting diverse ecosystems and the communities that depend on the region.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Colombia
Located in
Amazonas
Continent
South America
Elevation
25
Image
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Length
2820
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Commons category
Japurá River
mouth of the watercourse
Amazon
tributary
Ajajú River
watershed area
282000
drainage basin
Amazon basin
discharge
13915
basin country
Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview

The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a 2,820 kilometres (1,750 mi) long river in the Amazon basin. It rises in Colombia and flows eastward through Brazil to join the Amazon River.

Course

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Japurá River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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