Marajó Archipelago
The Marajó Archipelago (Portuguese: arquipélago do Marajó) is the largest fluvial-maritime archipelago on Earth. Located in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará, the island group has approx. 2,500 islands.[1][2]
The main island of the archipelago also has the name of Marajó; at about 42,000 km² in area, it is the largest coastal island in Brazil, extending from the mouth of the Amazon River, between the Line of the Equator and the parallel 1.55º south latitude and, in the E/W direction between the meridians 47º and 53º west longitude, until the Atlantic Ocean.
The aquatic and forming limits of the archipelago are: the Atlantic Ocean (north); Marajó Bay (east); the Pará River estuary complex (south), and; the Amazon Delta (west).
Most important islands
[edit]The largest and most important islands include:
- Marajó Island: the largest and most populated island in the archipelago;
- Grande de Gurupá Island;
- Island of Franco;
- Island of Brique;
- Island of Flautino;
- Island of Curuá;
- Caviana Island;
- Mexiana Island;
- Januaçu Island;
- Jurupari Island;
- Santana Island;
- Siriri Island;
- Rasa Island;
- Pracuubinhas Island;
- Maruim Island;
- Prapion Island;
- Cará Island;
- Queimada Island;
- Pará Island;
- Morcego Island;
- Panema Island;
- Conceição Norte Island;
- Porcos Island;
- Vieira Island;
- São Salvador Island;
- Maracujá Island;
- Salvador Island;
- Island of Mucuti;
- Island of the Guaribas;
- Island of Corre;
- Roberta Island;
- Buquiá Island;
- Urutaí Island;
- Aranaí Island;
- Mutunguara Island;
- Camarão Island;
- Miritiapina Island;
- Grande de Santa Maria Island;
- Aturiá Island;
- Samanajós Island;
- Carutá Island;
- Pracatí Island;
- Island of Melgaço;
- Island of Bagre;
- Island of Araras;
- Mujirum Island;
- Island of Taquari;
- Conceição Sul Island;
- Camaleão Island;
- Machadinho Island;
- Joroca Island;
- Saracura Island;
- Jupatituba Island;
- São Francisco da Jararaca Island;
- Grande do Pacajaí Island.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Alves, J.; Lima, M.I. (2014). "Geomorfologia da Ilha Mexiana, Arquipélago do Marajó, Nordeste do Pará" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Revista Geonorte. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ↑ "Ilha de Marajó". Fundação Joaquim Nabuco. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ↑ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
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