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Definition of Tocantins River
1. Noun. A river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River.
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tocantins River
Literary usage of Tocantins River
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Migratory Fishes of South America: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status by Joachim Carolsfeld, World Bank, World Fisheries Trust (2003)
"In the Amazon Basin, excluding the Tocantins River, P. nigricans adults migrate
between successive floodplain lakes during the receding water season ..."
2. A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Compiled edited by Royal Geographical Society Great Britain (1856)
"The comarca is intersected by the Tocantins river and its tributaries, and by
the Cordilheira- Grande. Its capital is Sio-Joio-da- Palma. ..."
3. The Lower Amazon: A Narrative of Explorations in the Little Known Regions of by Algot Lange (1914)
"... the Region of The Lower Amazon CHAPTER I Para to the Tocantins River j|T was
in April,, that I started from Para on my first journey of this expedition. ..."
4. Sailing Directions for the Coast of Brazil, Included Between Maranhao and by Albin René Roussin, Ernest Mouchez (1875)
"A vessel bound to Cameta, on the Tocantins river, after passing ... until the
mouth of the Tocantins river is reached, from whence a pilot is necessary. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"... and forming the anchorage of the port, and the Pari b tbe estuary mouth of
the Tocantins river. The Para is about л а. wide here ..."
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