Preto River (Rondônia)

For other uses, see Preto River.
Preto River
Preto River (Rondônia) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Preto
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Rondônia
River mouth 8°04′26″S 62°53′32″W / 8.073992°S 62.892329°W / -8.073992; -62.892329 (Mouth of Preto River)Coordinates: 8°04′26″S 62°53′32″W / 8.073992°S 62.892329°W / -8.073992; -62.892329 (Mouth of Preto River)
River system Jiparaná River

The Preto River (Rondônia) is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil, a tributary of the 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

  1. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Jacundá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.