Coco River (Araguaia River tributary)

Coco River
Native name	Rio do Coco (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Tocantins state
Mouth	Araguaia River
• coordinates	9.235184°S 49.966844°W / -9.235184; -49.966844

The Coco River (Portuguese: Rio do Coco) is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Araguaia River and forms part of the Tocantins basin.

Lower course

The lower portion of the Coco River forms the eastern boundary of the Cantão State Park, and the western boundary of the Ilha do Bananal/Cantão Environmental Protection Area.[1] This section was probably originally a meander of the Javaés River, in turn a branch of the Araguaia. The frequently flooded Cantão region between the Coco and Araguaia rivers holds an ecotone between the Amazon and Cerrado biomes.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Tocantins

References

1. PES do Cantão – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
2. PES do Cantão – ISA, Características.

Sources

• PES do Cantão (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-31