Taura River
The Taura River is a river of Ecuador. It flows into the Churute Estuary in the Gulf of Guayaquil. It gives its name to the shrimp disease Taura syndrome, which was first described in shrimp farms along the river.- Stream
- Description: river in Guayas Province, Ecuador
- Also known as“Estero de Taura”“Río Taura”“Tura”
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Latitude
-2.51859° or 2° 31′ 7″ south
Longitude
-79.75386° or 79° 45′ 14″ west
Open location code
6792F6JW+HF
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Taura River” goes by many names.
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