. The earth and its inhabitants .. . iao Pedro . ⢠°.s'-'.'°' : ^il^^M^iX'-'i- 'â 'â : â ^ â -'.a:-"' West or breenwich 67° 30 Miles. one of its affluents communicates through the Ira Parana with the Apapuris tribu- tary of the Japura. Above the Uaupes confluence the Rio Negro is connected by the Cassiquiare with the Orinoco system. Another less known and less important bifurcation occurs farther south, where the Baria ramifies into two branches, one of which flows north to the lower Cassiquiare, while the other descends directly to the Rio Negro under the name of Rio Canabury.

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. The earth and its inhabitants .. . iao Pedro . ⢠°.s'-'.'°' : ^il^^M^iX'-'i- 'â 'â : â ^ â -'.a:-"' West or breenwich 67° 30 Miles. one of its affluents communicates through the Ira Parana with the Apapuris tribu- tary of the Japura. Above the Uaupes confluence the Rio Negro is connected by the Cassiquiare with the Orinoco system. Another less known and less important bifurcation occurs farther south, where the Baria ramifies into two branches, one of which flows north to the lower Cassiquiare, while the other descends directly to the Rio Negro under the name of Rio Canabury. A continuous waterway almost parallel with the Upper Rio Negro is thus developed in the direction of the east for a distance of about 300 miles, without, however, offering any advantage to the navigation by canoes at the divide. Below the Cassiquiare confluence the Rio Negro enters Brazilian territory at

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