The Itaueira River is a river of Piauí state in northeastern Brazil, a tributary of the Parnaíba River.
Itaueira River | |
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Native name | Rio Itaueira (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Piauí state |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 6°40′36″S 42°55′31″W / 6.676667°S 42.925278°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Parnaíba River |
The river, which is intermittent, rises in the 823,843 hectares (2,035,760 acres) Serra das Confusões National Park, created in 1998, which protects an area of the Caatinga biome.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09