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The Mucuim River (Portuguese: Rio Mucuim) is a river in Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.

Mucuim River
Native name	Rio Mucuim  (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Purus River
• coordinates	6.540548°S 64.342590°W / -6.540548; -64.342590
Length	350 kilometres (220 mi)[1]
Basin features
River system	Purus River

Course

The Mucuim river flows through the Mapinguari National Park, a 1,776,914 hectares (4,390,850 acres) conservation unit created in 2008.[2] To the north of the national park it is crossed by the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230), then runs through the Balata-Tufari National Forest before joining the Purus.[3] The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches.[4] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion before joining the Purus.

See also

• List of rivers of Amazonas

References

Sources

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