Parima River
| Parima River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Roraima state |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 3°34′N 63°47′W / 3.567°N 63.783°W |
The Parima River is a river of Roraima state in northern Brazil.[1] According to explorer and scientist Charles-Marie de La Condamine, the river received its name because it was once believed to flow into the mythical Lake Parime.[2]
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- ^ Brazilian Ministry of Transport
- ^ Charles Marie de La Condamine, Relation abrégée d'un voyage fait dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique méridionale: depuis la côte de la mer du Sud, jusqu'aux côtes du Brésil et de la Guyane, en descendant la rivière des Amazones..., Jean-Edme Dufour & Philippe Roux, 1778; University of Lausanne