What is Marajó?
[[File:Praia da Barra Velha - Soure - Ilha do Marajó - Pará.jpg|thumb|Soure on Marajó]] '''Marajó''' is an [[island]] in [[Brazil]] at the mouth of the [[Amazon River]]. It is part of the state of [[Pará]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Marajo-Island|title=Marajó Island {{!}} island, Brazil|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://basilio.fundaj.gov.br/pesquisaescolar_en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1389:marajo-island&catid=46:letter-m&Itemid=1|title=Marajó Island|website=basilio.fundaj.gov.br|access-date=2020-05-08}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Marajó has a land area of 40,100&nbsp;[[Square kilometre|km²]] (15,500 sq mi). That is similar in size to [[Switzerland]]. The island is almost completely surrounded by [[fresh water]]. Large parts of the island are flooded during the [[wet season]] because of higher water levels of the Amazon River. The most important towns are in the southeast of the island: [[Soure, Brazil|Soure]], [[Salvaterra]], and the largest city, [[Breves, Brazil|Breves]]. == References == {{Reflist}} {{coord|0|59|S|49|35|W|type:isle_scale:2500000|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marajo}} [[Category:Atlantic islands]] [[Category:Islands of South America]] [[Category:Geography of Brazil]]