Solimões River

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The Solimões River is the name given to the upper stretches of the Amazon River in Brazil, flowing through the western Amazon rainforest and serving as a vital waterway for numerous Indigenous communities, including the Tikuna people.

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Solimões River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
segment of the Amazon River
borderWith Colombia NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
climateZone equatorial
confluenceForms Amazon River main stem below Manaus NERFINISHED
confluenceWith Rio Negro NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Brazil
drainageBasin Amazon Basin in western Brazil NERFINISHED
ecosystemType tropical rainforest river
flowDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Brazilian state of Acre NERFINISHED
Brazilian state of Amazonas NERFINISHED
Brazilian state of Amazonas frontier region
hasEconomicRole fisheries resource
regional river transport corridor
hasFeature extensive floodplains
whitewater characteristics
hasSeasonality marked high-water and low-water seasons
hasTributary Içá River NERFINISHED
Japurá River NERFINISHED
Juruá River NERFINISHED
Jutaí River NERFINISHED
Purus River NERFINISHED
Tefé River NERFINISHED
importance major inland waterway of northern Brazil
knownFor Meeting of the Waters near Manaus NERFINISHED
languageOfName Portuguese
locatedIn Amazon Basin NERFINISHED
western Amazon rainforest
majorCityOnRiver Coari NERFINISHED
Manaus NERFINISHED
Tabatinga NERFINISHED
Tefé NERFINISHED
mouthOf upper Amazon River in Brazil
nameUsedFor stretch of the Amazon River from the Brazil–Peru border to the Rio Negro confluence
partOf Amazon River NERFINISHED
Amazon rainforest hydrological network
supports high aquatic biodiversity
riverine floodplain forests
usedBy Tikuna people NERFINISHED
numerous Indigenous communities
usedFor fishing
subsistence activities
transportation
waterColor muddy brown

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Tikuna people usesRiver Solimões River
Amazonas traversedBy Solimões River