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Apaporis

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[ap-uh-pawr-is, ah-pah-po-rees] / ˌæp əˈpɔr ɪs, ˌɑ pɑˈpɒ ris /

noun

  1. a river in S central Colombia, in the Amazon system, flowing SE to the Japurá River. 500 miles (805 km) long.

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That helped them sketch out a search plan that followed the Apaporis River.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

The line follows the Javary to its junction with the Amazon, and runs thence north by east direct to the mouth of the Apaporis, a tributary of the Yapur�, in about 1� 30′ S. lat.,

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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