Manú River
The Manu is a river in southeastern Peru. It runs down the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains into the Amazon Basin. It runs through what is now protected as the Manu National Park, a vast Biosphere Reserve, home to arguably the highest concentration of biodiversity on Earth.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 279 metres (915 feet)
- …is also known as “Río Manú”
- Description: river in Peru
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boca Manu.
Manú River
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Latitude
-12.27123° or 12° 16′ 16″ south
Longitude
-70.92937° or 70° 55′ 46″ west
Open location code
57VFP3HC+G7
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Manú River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Manú”
- Catalan: “riu Manu”
- Cebuano: “Río Manú”
- Chinese: “馬努河”
- Chinese: “马努河”
- French: “río Manú”
- French: “Río Manú”
- German: “Río Manú”
- Greek: “Μανού”
- Irish: “Abhainn Manú”
- Japanese: “マヌー川”
- Latvian: “Manu”
- Lithuanian: “Manu (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “Manu”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Manú”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Manu”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rio Manu”
- Norwegian: “Manú”
- Quechua: “Manu mayu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Manu (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Manu”
- Spanish: “Rio Manu”
- Spanish: “Rio Manú”
- Spanish: “Río Manu”
- Spanish: “Río Manú”
- Turkish: “Manu Nehri”
- Welsh: “Afon Manú”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Diamante Nuevo and Puerto Definitivo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Madre de Dios River and Isla del Platanal.
Madre de Dios: Highlights
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