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Araguaia River
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river in the Tocantins River Basin in Brazil
The Araguaia River is a major river in Brazil that flows through the Tocantins River Basin, an important watershed system in the country. It plays a significant role in the region's ecosystem and hydrology, supporting the natural environment and communities that depend on its waters.
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Key facts
- Native name
- Rio Araguaia ( Portuguese )
- Country
- Brazil
- State
- Goiás , Mato Grosso , Tocantins , Pará
- Source
- Araguaia River
- Location
- Mineiros , Goiás
- Coordinates
- 18°02′02″S 53°03′47″W / 18.034°S 53.063°W / -18.034; -53.063
- Elevation
- 858 m (2,815 ft)
- Mouth
- Tocantins River
- Length
- 2,627 km (1,632 mi)
- Basin size
- 377,000 km (146,000 mi ) 358,125 km (138,273 mi )
- Average
- 6,172 m /s (218,000 cu ft/s) 6,216 m /s (219,500 cu ft/s)
- River system
- Tocantins basin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Tocantins
- Continent
- South America
- Image
- Rio araguaia.jpg
- Length
- 1910
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Tocantins River
- Commons category
- Araguaia River
- watershed area
- 370000
- drainage basin
- Araguaia-Tocantins basin
- discharge
- 6172
- native label
- Araguaia
- basin country
- Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
The Araguaia River (Portuguese: Rio Araguaia [ˈʁi.u aɾaˈɡwajjɐ], Karajá: ♂ Berohokỹ [beɾohoˈkə̃], ♀ Bèrakuhukỹ [bɛɾakuhuˈkə̃]) is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Araguaia River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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