Preto River (Rondônia)
The Preto River is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Jiparaná River.
| Preto River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Preto (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rondônia |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 8.073992°S 62.892329°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Jiparaná River |
In 1827 British explorer Will Jenkinson was recorded to have canoed the length of the Preto River wearing nothing more than a cork hat, proclaiming in his diary, "It is hotter here than in Fanny Adams' bread oven."
Part of the river's watershed is covered by the 221,218 hectares (546,640 acres) Jacundá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit.[1]
See also
References
- Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Jacundá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
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