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Meeting of the Waters (Encontro das Aguas)

The confluence a short distance downstream of Manaus where the black Rio Negro meets the pale, sediment-laden Solimoes and the two run side by side, visibly unmixed, for several kilometres…

-3.1, -59.9 · approximate · permanent feature; the visible separation is most pronounced at high water

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  • Joined to: Meeting of the Waters (Encontro das Aguas) — Manaus · 2 places

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  • adjacent to Manaus — The confluence lies a short distance downstream of the city.
  • part of Amazon River — The confluence of the Negro and the Solimoes is a reach of the main stem.
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