Juruá River

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• Jurua River — The Juruá River is a southern affluent river of the Amazon River west of the Purus River, sharing with this the bottom of the immense inland Amazon depression, and having all the characteristics of the Purus as regards curvature, sluggishness and …   Wikipedia

• Juruá River — ▪ river, South America Portuguese  Rio Juruá,  Spanish  Río Yuruá         river that rises in the highlands east of the Ucayali River in east central Peru. It flows northward through Acre state, Brazil. Entering Amazonas state, Brazil, it… …   Universalium

• Juruá — Der Rio Juruá bei Cruzeiro do Sul im Bundesstaat Acre bei Niedrigwasser.Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Juruá — [zhoor wä′] river flowing from the Andes in Peru northeast across NW Brazil into the Amazon: c. 1,200 mi (1,931 km) …   English World dictionary

• Juruá — geographical name river NW central South America flowing from E central Peru NE into the Solimões in NW Brazil …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Juruá — Port. /zhooh rddooh ah /, n. a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long. * * * …   Universalium

• Juruá — Ju•ru•á [[t]ˌʒʊər uˈɑ[/t]] n. geg a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long …   From formal English to slang

• Juruá — /ʒurˈwa/ (say zhoohr wah) noun a river flowing from eastern Peru north east through western Brazil to the Amazon. About 1930 km …  

• Juruá — Port. /zhooh rddooh ah /, n. a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long …   Useful english dictionary

• Amazon River — Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin, and only the Nile River of northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. It originates within 100 mi (160 km) of the… …   Universalium