Guaxindiba River

Guaxindiba River
Guaxindiba River is located in Brazil
Guaxindiba River
Native nameRio Guaxindiba (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRio de Janeiro state
Mouth 
 • location
Guanabara Bay
 • coordinates
22°44′36″S 43°01′35″W / 22.7432°S 43.0265°W / -22.7432; -43.0265
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)

The Guaxindiba River (Portuguese: Rio Guaxindiba) is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.

The Guaxindiba River flows through a flat region of mangroves in the 1,936 hectares (4,780 acres) Guanabara Ecological Station before discharging into the east of Guanabara Bay near the city of Rio de Janeiro.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Guanabara (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-05