Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area

Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental Arquipélago do Marajó
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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Nearest cityBelém, Pará
Coordinates0°49′09″S 49°47′11″W / 0.819212°S 49.786265°W / -0.819212; -49.786265
Area5,998,570 hectares (14,822,800 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental protection area
Created5 October 1989

The Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental Arquipélago do Marajó) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects the Marajó Archipelago, made up of marine fluvial islands in the area where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers converge and flow into the Atlantic. Covering almost 60,000 square kilometres (23,000 sq mi) it is larger than some countries in Europe.

The area is inhabited, but human activities are limited to some extent to reduce ecological damage.

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