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The basin covers approximately 767,000 km² (about 7.5% of the national territory) distributed, mainly between the
Araguaia (382,000 km²), Tocantins (343,000 km²) and Itacaiúnas (42,000 km²) rivers, the largest contributor to the lower Tocantins course.
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