Marajó
Satellite view of Marajó Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Para State, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 0°59′S 49°35′W / 0.983°S 49.583°W |
| Archipelago | Marajó Archipelago |
| Area | 40,100 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 35th |
| Length | 297 km (184.5 mi) |
| Width | 204 km (126.8 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Highest point | Breves (city) |
| Administration | |
| State | Pará |
| Macroregion | Marajó |
| Largest settlement | Breves (pop. 99,223) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 533,397 (2015) |
Marajó (pt) ek barraa coastal island hae state of Pará, Brazil me. Ii Marajó Archipelago ke khaas aur sab se barraa island hae. Marajó Island mainland se Marajó Bay, Pará River, smaller rivers (especially Macacos and Tajapuru), Companhia River, Jacaré Grande River, Vieira Grande Bay aur Atlantic Ocean se separated hae.
Lagbhag 400 BC se 1600 AD talak, Marajó waala jagha ek advanced Pre-Columbian log, jiske Marajoara culture bola jaae hae, ke site rahaa. Ii log ke abaadi 100,000 log se jaada rahaa. Aaj, ii island iske barraa-barra water buffalo ke abaadi ke khaatir jaana jaae hae, aur pororoca tidal bore periodically exhibited by high tides overcoming the usual complex hydrodynamic interactions in the surrounding rivers. Ii South America ke duusra sab se barra island hae, aur dunia ke 35th sab se barraa island hae.
Oske land area 40,100 square kilometres (15,500 sq mi) hae, jon Switzerland ke baraabar hae. Ii 295 kilometres (183 mi) lambaa aur 200 kilometres (120 mi) chaurraa hae.