Muisne River

{{Short description|River in Ecuador}}

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The Muisne River is a river of Ecuador that enters the Pacific Ocean in the Esmeraldas Province.

The Muisne River is the main river in Cojimíes sub-region of the Manabí mangroves ecoregion.

It discharges {{convert|22|m3/s}} into the Pacific.{{sfn|Carrera|Jiménez|Viteri}}

The low-keyed Muisne resort is in the northern part of the Ensenada de Mompiche, on a {{convert|7|km}} sand bar among the mangroves of the Muisne River estuary.

It may be reached by ferry across the Muisne River from the small town of El Relleno.{{sfn|Muisne – Rough Guides}}

See also

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  • {{citation|title=Northern South America: Coastal Ecuador|publisher=WWF: World Wide Fund for Nature

|last1=Carrera|last2=Jiménez|last3=Viteri |first1=Paola U. |first2=Pilar G. |first3=Xavier

|url=https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt1418|accessdate=2016-06-19}}

  • {{citation|ref={{harvid|Muisne – Rough Guides}}

|title=Muisne|work=Rough Guides

|url=https://www.roughguides.com/destinations/south-america/ecuador/northern-lowlands-coast/northern-coast/coast-west-muisne/muisne/|accessdate=2017-06-26}}

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Category:Rivers of Ecuador

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