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Caroaebe River

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CountryBrazil
locationRoraima state
Caroaebe River
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CountryBrazil
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 • locationRoraima state

The Caroaebe River (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Caroebe River which is further south[a][b][c]) is a river of Roraima state in northern Brazil, near the equator.

The headwaters are at approximately 00°55′N 59°45′W / 0.917°N 59.750°W / 0.917; -59.750 between the towns of Caroebe and São João da Baliza, on the northern side of the connecting roadway BR-210. The river flows westward to approximately 01°10′N 60°05′W / 1.167°N 60.083°W / 1.167; -60.083 where it merges with the larger Anauá River, just prior to the Majada waterfall which is to the north of São Luiz.[1]

Ecology

Along the river, biologists have studied species of black flies (Simulium guianense and Simulium litobranchium, see Simulium) which carry a parasite that causes river-blindness.[2]

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