Solimões stretch of the Amazon River

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The Solimões stretch of the Amazon River is the name given in Brazil to the upper course of the Amazon, extending from the Peruvian border to its confluence with the Negro River near Manaus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
river section ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Upper Amazon (in Brazil) ⓘ
basinCountry Brazil ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
confluenceWith Negro River ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
ecosystem tropical rainforest ⓘ
endPoint confluence with the Negro River ⓘ
flowsDirection generally eastward ⓘ
flowsThrough Amazonas (Brazilian state) ⓘ
linked to: Amazonas state
formsBorderNearSource Brazil–Peru border ⓘ
hasPhenomenon seasonal flooding ⓘ
hydrologicalRole main upper trunk of the Amazon River ⓘ
knownFor high biodiversity ⓘ
large sediment load ⓘ
languageOfName Portuguese ⓘ
localName Solimões ⓘ
linked to: Solimões River
locatedIn Brazil ⓘ
South America ⓘ
majorCityOnBanks Manaus ⓘ
meets blackwater Negro River at Manaus ⓘ
nameUsedIn Brazil ⓘ
near Manaus ⓘ
partOf Amazon River ⓘ
Amazon fluvial transport network ⓘ
Amazon rainforest region ⓘ
linked to: Amazon rainforest
region western Amazon ⓘ
riverSystem Amazon Basin ⓘ
startPoint Peruvian border with Brazil ⓘ
tributaryConfluence Japurá River ⓘ
Juruá River ⓘ
Madeira River ⓘ
Purus River ⓘ
upperCourseOf Amazon River ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
local trade ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
waterBodyType whitewater river ⓘ

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Japurá River → hasConfluenceNear → Solimões stretch of the Amazon River ⓘ
Solimões River → confluenceForms → Amazon River main stem below Manaus ⓘ
linked to: Solimões stretch of the Amazon River