Ixcán River
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Ixcán River | |
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Native name | Río Ixcán (Spanish) |
Location | |
Countries | Guatemala and Mexico |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Guatemala (Huehuetenango) |
• coordinates | 15°33′57″N 91°28′23″W / 15.56582°N 91.47295°W |
• elevation | 2,700 m (8,900 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Tributary of the Lacantún River |
• elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
Basin size | 2,085 km2 (805 sq mi) |
The Ixcán River is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes mountain range in Huehuetenango, marks the border with El Quiché for a number of kilometers, and crosses the border with Mexico at 16.074929°N 91.107817°W where it flows into the Lacantún River, a tributary of the Usumacinta River. The Ixcán river basin covers an area of 2,085 square kilometres (805 sq mi) in Guatemala.[1]
The river has several different names. From its sources and downriver: Río Quisil, Río Naranjo, Río Cocola, Río Yula San Juan, and Río Ixcán.
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