Coco River | |
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Native name | Rio do Coco ( Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Tocantins state |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 9°14′07″S 49°58′01″W / 9.235184°S 49.966844°W |
The Coco River ( Portuguese: Rio do Coco) is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Araguaia River.
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]