The Anapu River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Pará River, a channel that connects the Amazon and Tocantins rivers to the south of Marajó island.

Anapu River
Anapu River is located in Brazil
Anapu River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Anapu (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPará state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
2°04′33″S 51°29′11″W / 2.075736°S 51.486483°W / -2.075736; -51.486483
Length470 kilometres (290 mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemPará River

The basin of the Anapu River is in the Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[2]

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  • Sears, Robin, Eastern Amazonian - Brazil (NT0180), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-22
  • Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979), "Amazon River System", The Inland waters of Latin America, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, ISBN 92-5-000780-9, archived from the original on 21 October 2013