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Maicuru Biological Reserve
The Maicuru Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica Maicuru), is a strictly protected biological reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. It covers of Amazon rainforest. Location The reserve lies between the Maicuru and Jari rivers on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá. It includes parts of the basins of the Maicuru, Paru and Jari rivers. It covers of Amazon biome. The park is mostly within the municipality of Almeirim (94.49%) with a small part in the municipality of Monte Alegre (5.51%). It is part of the mosaic of protected areas known as the ''Calha Norte do rio Amazonas''. It adjoins the Tumucumaque Indigenous Park, Rio Paru d'Este Indigenous Territory, Tumucumaque Mountains National Park and Paru State Forest. Almost all the reserve is in the Paru-Jari basin formed by the Itapecuru, Ipitinga, Careparu, Paru and Jarí rivers. The south of the reserve is in the Cuminapanema-Maicuru basin, formed by the Maicurú, Curuá, Mamiá, Cuminapanema and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriximiná
Oriximiná is the westernmost and second-largest (by territorial area) municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is also the fourth-largest in the country. Location The city lies on the Trombetas river, northwest of Óbidos. The city is crossed by the Equator. Oriximiná is served by Oriximiná Airport located from downtown Oriximiná. Porto Trombetas Airport located in the district of Porto Trombetas away serves the population residing and working for thMineração Rio do Norte S/A Conservation The north of the municipality contains the larger part (75.89%) of the Grão-Pará Ecological Station, the largest fully protected tropical forest conservation unit on the planet. The municipality also contains the Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1979 to preserve the ecology and specifically to protect the Arrau turtle. The municipality contains part of the Saracá-Taquera National Forest, a sustainable-use conservation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |