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River in Brazil
Caripi River
Caripi River (Maracanã) is located in BrazilCaripi River (Maracanã)
Native nameRio Caripi (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationState of Pará, Brazil
Mouth 
 • coordinates0°45′33″S 47°29′09″W / 0.759265°S 47.485769°W / -0.759265; -47.485769
Basin features
River systemMaracanã River

The Caripi River (Portuguese: Rio Caripi) is a river of the state of Pará, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Maracanã River.

Course

The Caripi River is the main tributary of the Maracanã River, which it enters from the left. The lower reaches of the river are protected by the 30,179 hectares (74,570 acres) Maracanã Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2002.

Environment

The river is mainly surrounded by forest. The region has a relatively low population, with 43 people per square kilometer. The average temperature is 24 °C (75 °F). The hottest month is November, with 24 °C (75 °F) and the coldest month is March, with 22 °C (72 °F). Average annual rainfall is 2,830 millimetres (111 in). The wettest month is March, with 655 millimetres (25.8 in) and the driest month is October with 9 millimetres (0.35 in).

Rio Caripi
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
    223     24 22     450     25 22     655     24 21     526     23 21     387     24 21     185     25 21     201     26 22     80     26 22     33     27 22     9     27 22     22     27 22     58     26 22
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source:
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
    8.8     75 72     18     77 72     26     75 70     21     73 70     15     75 70     7.3     77 70     7.9     79 72     3.1     79 72     1.3     81 72     0.4     81 72     0.9     81 72     2.3     79 72
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

See also

References

  1. Oliveira, Fontoura & Montag 2011, p. 759.
  2. RESEX Marinha do Maracanã – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
  3. "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index, NASA, retrieved 30 January 2016
  6. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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