Napo River
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The Napo River is a major tributary of the Amazon River in northwestern South America, flowing from the Andes through Ecuador into Peru and supporting rich rainforest ecosystems and indigenous communities.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Napo River basin | 2 |
| Napo River near Coca | 1 |
| Napo River system | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary of the Amazon River ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Ecuador
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| borderFunction | forms part of the border between Ecuador and Peru in some stretches ⓘ |
| climate | humid tropical ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Ecuador
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador
ⓘ
western Amazon lowlands of Peru ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
ecotourism
ⓘ
small-scale river trade ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Amazon River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Loreto Region of Peru
ⓘ
surface form:
Loreto Region
Napo Province ⓘ Orellana Province ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
high aquatic biodiversity
ⓘ
high terrestrial biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | Amazonian floodplain forests ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Aguarico River
ⓘ
Coca River ⓘ Curaray River ⓘ Yasuní River ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | whitewater river ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | indigenous communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
indigenous cultural diversity
ⓘ
rich rainforest ecosystems ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Huitoto-speaking communities
ⓘ
Kichwa-speaking communities ⓘ Secoya-speaking communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern South America ⓘ |
| mouth | Amazon River ⓘ |
| navigability |
navigable for large boats in lower reaches
ⓘ
navigable for smaller craft in upper reaches ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
Amazon River ⓘ
surface form:
Amazon River system
|
| risk |
biodiversity loss
ⓘ
deforestation in its basin ⓘ oil exploration impacts in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Ecuador ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Andes ⓘ |
| supports | rainforest ecosystems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ subsistence agriculture along its banks ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Napo River basin
this entity surface form:
Napo River near Coca
this entity surface form:
Napo River basin
this entity surface form:
Napo River system
subject surface form:
Loreto Region