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    The Madeira River (Portuguese: Rio Madeira [maˈdejɾɐ]) is a major waterway in South America. It is estimated to be 1,450 km (900 mi) in length, while the...
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    basin, the upper Madeira River in Bolivia, and the Orinoco basin, respectively. The Amazon river dolphin is the largest species of river dolphin, with adult...
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    begins to recede in June. The Madeira River rises and falls two months earlier than most of the rest of the Amazon river. The depth of the Amazon between...
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    The Mamoré is a large river in Brazil and Bolivia which unites with the Madre de Dios River to form the Madeira, one of the largest tributaries of the...
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    between the navigable Amazon River and Bolivian production centres. Gibbon's study concluded that a railroad along the Madeira River rapids would allow efficient...
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    Beni River, close to the town of Riberalta, which later joins with the Mamore River to become the Madeira River after the confluence. The Madeira is a...
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    found in some rivers in the Upper Madeira Basin of the Bolivian Amazon. The Bolivian river dolphins are separated from the Amazonian River Dolphins by a...
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    Tributary (redirect from River tributaries)
    Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of 4,248 km (2,640 mi). The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by...
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    the river forms the border between Brazil and Bolivia. The Guaporé is part of the Madeira River basin, which eventually empties into the Amazon River. The...
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  • up Madeira or madeira in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Madeira (the Portuguese word for wood), officially named the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região...
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  • Madeira HVDC system is a high-voltage direct current transmission system in Brazil, built to export power from new hydro power plants on the Madeira River...
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    ISBN 0-620-30497-9. Madeira river basin at Rivers Network. Amur river basin at Rivers Network Lower, Middle and Upper Euphrates river basin at Rivers Network Dnieper...
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    The Madeira School (simply referred to as Madeira School or Madeira) is an elite, private, day and boarding college-preparatory school for girls in McLean...
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    originates in tropical inland waters in South America, and is found in the Madeira River basin in Brazil. The first scientific description of the pygmy corydoras...
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    communication center. It is on the eastern shore of the Madeira River, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon River. It is also Rondônia's largest city, and the...
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  • Ipixuna River is a river of Amazonas state in northwestern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Madeira River. List of rivers of Amazonas Brazilian Ministry...
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    Ji-Paraná River (Machado River), sometimes spelled Jiparaná, is a river in Rondônia state in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Madeira River in the...
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    extinct species of manatee that lived about 40 thousand years ago in the Madeira River, in the Brazilian state of Rondonia. It is known from this single locality...
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  • bank of the Madeira River 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) upstream from its confluence with the Abuna River. The Abuna River and the Madeira River upstream from...
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  • Ipixuna River may refer to: Ipixuna River (Juruá River) Ipixuna River (Madeira River) Ipixuna River (Purus River) Ipixuna This disambiguation page lists...
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    Jirau Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core, in the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The dam's hydroelectric power stations...
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    Amazon biome. The ecoregion extends southwest from the Amazon River between its large Madeira and Tapajós tributaries, and crosses the border into Bolivia...
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    government to build a railroad along the rubber territories of the Madeira River. The Madeira–Mamoré Railroad became known as the "Devil's Railroad", on account...
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    and where it ends. Brazilian Island, a river island at the junction of the Quaraí River and the Uruguay River on the border between Argentina, Brazil...
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    Amazon Rainforest, on the east bank of the lower Madeira River, and the west bank of the Aripuanã River, in Brazil. It has the smallest distribution of...
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    Saint Anne) is a municipality along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name. The population in 2011...
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    [ʁiˈβɐjɾɐ ˈβɾavɐ] ; lit. 'Angry River') is a municipality on the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira. It is located along the southern...
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    to the 1,347 km long Madre de Dios River, which downriver joins the Madeira River, and ultimately the Amazon River. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
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    population is part of G. flaviolimai, which is found throughout the Madeira River basin and was described in 2015. The black tetra is often kept in aquariums...
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    populated state. Its capital and largest city is Porto Velho, bathed by the Madeira River. The state was named after Cândido Rondon, who explored the north of...
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