Oyapock River

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The Oyapock River is a South American river forming part of the border between French Guiana and Brazil, known for its biodiverse rainforest basin and the Oyapock River Bridge linking the two territories.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oyapock River canonical 2
Rivière Oyapock 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international river
river
basinCountry Brazil
France
French Guiana
basinFeature high biodiversity
tropical rainforest
borderOf European Union external border
borderSettlement Oiapoque River
surface form: Oiapoque

Saint-Georges-de-lʼOyapock
connectsViaBridge Oiapoque River
surface form: Oiapoque

Saint-Georges-de-lʼOyapock
continent South America
country Brazil
France
ecosystemType tropical rainforest river
flowsAlong border of French Guiana
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThrough Amapá
surface form: Amapá state
formsBorderBetween Brazil
French Guiana
hasBiodiversity rich aquatic fauna
rich riparian flora
hasCrossing Oyapock River Bridge
hasProtectedAreas nearby conservation areas in Amapá
nearby nature reserves in French Guiana
hasTributary Camopi River
Koulimapopann River
Ytoupé River
languageVariantName Oiapoque River
Oiapoque River
surface form: Rio Oiapoque

Oyapock River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rivière Oyapock
length approximately 403 km
locatedIn Amapá
French Guiana
mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic coast of South America
mouthLocation near Cape Orange
partOf France–Brazil border
politicalSignificance boundary between European Union and Brazil
region Guianas
sourceLocation Tumuc-Humac Mountains
border region of Brazil and French Guiana
usedFor fishing
transportation

Referenced by (3)

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Guianas hasRiverSystem Oyapock River
Guiana Amazonian Park crossedBy Oyapock River
Oyapock River languageVariantName Oyapock River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rivière Oyapock