Guaxindiba River

Guaxindiba River
Guaxindiba River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Guaxindiba
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Rio de Janeiro state
River mouth Guanabara Bay
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22°44′35″S 43°01′35″W / 22.743156°S 43.026470°W / -22.743156; -43.026470Coordinates: 22°44′35″S 43°01′35″W / 22.743156°S 43.026470°W / -22.743156; -43.026470

The Guaxindiba River (Portuguese: Rio Guaxindiba) is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.

The Guaxindiba River flows through a flat region of mangroves in the 1,936 hectares (4,780 acres) Guanabara Ecological Station before discharging into the east of Guanabara Bay near the city of Rio de Janeiro.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Guanabara (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-05


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