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Manaus

The capital of Amazonas state and the largest city in the Amazon basin, sitting on the left bank of the Rio Negro near its confluence with the Solimoes.

-3.1, -60.0 · approximate · founded as a fort in 1669; rubber-boom capital c.1879-1912; free-trade zone from 1967

On the world

  • A place in: Amazon Rainforest · 3 places
  • Joined to: Meeting of the Waters (Encontro das Aguas) — Manaus · 2 places

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Connections

  • is adjacent to of Meeting of the Waters (Encontro das Aguas) — The confluence lies a short distance downstream of the city.
  • located in Amazon Basin — Manaus is the largest city inside the basin and holds its longest continuous river-level record.
  • is affects of The 2023-2024 Amazon Drought — The Rio Negro at Manaus fell below its previous record low in October 2023 and lower again in October 2024, on a gauge series more than a century long.
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