Purus River
The Purus River is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is 371,042 km/s. The river shares its name with the Alto Purús National Park and the Purús Province, one of the four provinces of Peru in the Ucayali Region.Purus River
- Type: Watercourse
- Also known as: “Azara”, “Rio Purus”, and “Río Purús”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-3.68321° or 3° 40′ 60″ southLongitude
-61.47349° or 61° 28′ 25″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
678W8G8G+PJGeoNames ID
3662682
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