Marajó Archipelago ('' pt, arquipélago do Marajó'') is the largest

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. Located in the states of

Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

and

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, in

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, it is formed by about 2,500 islands. The main island of the archipelago also has the name of

Marajó Marajó () is a large coastal island in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is the main and largest of the islands in the Marajó Archipelago. Marajó Island is separated from the mainland by Marajó Bay, Pará River, smaller rivers (especially M ...

, having about 42,000 km² of area, considered, due to its size, as 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

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. The aquatic and forming limits of the archipelago are: the

(north); the Marajó Bay (east); the

Pará River The Pará River (), also called Parauaú River, Jacaré Grande River, Marajó River Channel, Macacos River Channel, Santa Maria River Channel and Bocas Bay, is a watercourse and immense estuarine complex that functions as a canal between the ...

estuary complex (south), and; the

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(west).

Most important islands

The largest and most important islands include: * Marajó Island: the largest and most populated of the islands; * Grande de Gurupá Island; * Island of Franco; * Island of Brique; * Island of Flautino; * Island of Curuá; * Caviana Meridional Island; *Caviana Setentrional 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.

References

Archipelagoes of Brazil {{Pará-geo-stub

Most important islands

See also

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