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The river initially flows northward. After about one kilometer and a descent of 400 meters, it turns east. It now loses about 600 meters in elevation over approximately seven kilometers, until it turns south towards the coastal plain. It flows into the Bay of
Antonina, an offshoot of the
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Bay of
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