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Acarabu Island

Coordinates: 0°23′0″S 66°22′0″W / 0.38333°S 66.36667°W / -0.38333; -66.36667
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Acarabu Island
Acarabu Island is located in Brazil
Acarabu Island
Geography
LocationAmazonas, Brazil
Coordinates0°23′0″S 66°22′0″W / 0.38333°S 66.36667°W / -0.38333; -66.36667
Administration

Acarabu Island (Portuguese: Ilha Acarabu) is a river island located at the confluence of the rivers Negro and Marié,[1][2] in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Etymology

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"Acarabu" is a term of Tupi origin that means "noise of the cará" by the junction of akará (cará) and pu (noise).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ilha Acarabu". wikimapia.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. ^ "Ilha Acarabu, Brazil - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". www.geographic.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  3. ^ Navarro, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013. p. 541.