Xingu River - Wikipedia
WEBThe Xingu River (/ ʃ iː ŋ ˈ ɡ uː / sheeng-GOO; Portuguese: Rio Xingu, Portuguese pronunciation:; Mẽbêngôkre: Byti, [bɯˈti]: 73 ) is a 1,640 km (1,020 mi) river in north Brazil. It is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River and one of the largest clearwater rivers in the Amazon basin, accounting for about 5% of its water.
Xingu River | Amazon, Indigenous, Conservation | Britannica
WEBXingu River, river in Mato Grosso and Pará states, Brazil. The river rises on the Planalto (plateau) do Mato Grosso, in the drainage basin framed by the Serra do Roncador and the Serra Formosa mountain ranges. Formed by several headstreams, principally the Curiseu, Batovi, and Romuro rivers, the.
Exploring South America’s Xingu River | TFH Magazine
WEBFor me, this place is the Xingu (pronounced shin-goo), the most incredible, diverse, dynamic river in South America. Yet, it is threatened by the never-ending destruction of the Mato Grosso by industrial agriculture, deforestation, gold mining, and one of the world’s largest hydroelectric projects.
Xingu River - Wikiwand
WEBXingu River from space, downstream section. The Xingu River is a 1,640 km (1,020 mi) river in north Brazil. It is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River and one of the largest clearwater rivers in the Amazon basin, accounting for about 5% of its water.
Xingu River - International Rivers Network
WEBXingu River. The Xingu River flows from the cerrado (tropical savanna) of central Mato Grosso, Brazil northward to the Amazon for 1,979 km (1,230 miles). Its basin covers an area of 531,000 km². Some 14,000 indigenous people, from nine distinct ethnic groups, live along the Xingu.
Reshaping the Xingu River - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBMay 26, 2000 · The river is known globally for spectacular white-water rafting. This image shows a section of the river that skirts around Callaqui volcano in the Andes, and features the Pangue Dam and reservoir filling a narrow, meandering segment of …
Xingu River Basin | AMAZON WATERS - Aguas Amazonicas
WEBThe Xingu River is almost 2,500 km long and contributes approximately 4 percent of the Amazon River’s total annual discharge. The confluence of the Xingu and Amazon rivers is approximately 420 km from the Atlantic via the main river. Oceanic tides are evident at least 100 km up the Xingu.
A river’s pulse - Science | AAAS
WEB5 Jan 2023. 1:00 PM ET. By Sofia Moutinho. Cleysson Juruna, from the village of Muratu, is an Indigenous river monitor, helping track the impact of the Belo Monte hydroelectric project on fisheries in Brazil’s Xingu River. Dado Galdieri/Hilaea Media. Share: A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 379, Issue 6627.
Xingu River | Encyclopedia.com
WEBXingu River, a large southern tributary of the Amazon in north-central Brazil; it rises in Mato Grosso, flows north into Pará, then enters the Amazon west of the island of Marajó. The Xingu's total length approaches 1,230 miles, but it is navigable only for the lower 96 miles.
Last chance to see: the Amazon's Xingu River - Conservation news
WEBJun 15, 2011 · Dubbed a ‘clearwater river’, the Xingu River is a true rarity in the lowland Amazon where many rivers are the color of coffee due to sedimentation. A popular river for adventurous foreign anglers, one travel writer has described the Xingu as “golden beaches, verdant hills meeting turquoise waters.” The Xingu River, however, will soon be lost.
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