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Chandless River

Chandless River

River in Peru, Brazil


Chandless River is a river of Peru and the Acre state in western Brazil, named after the British explorer William Chandless. It is a tributary of the Purus River

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The river originates in Peru. After crossing the border into Brazil it flows in a north east direction through the 695,303 hectares (1,718,130 acres) Chandless State Park, created in 2004, which protects an area of rainforest with bamboos that contains various endemic species of flora and fauna. The main tributaries of the Chandless in this section are the Cuchichá and Chandless-chá streams. The Cuchicá forms the northern border of the park to the point where it joins the Chandless. The Chandless joins the Purus to the north of the park.[2]

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References

  1. Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
  2. PES Chandless (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-18

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