Cantão State Park
The Cantão State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Cantão) is a state park in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. It protects the Cantão wetlands, an area of igapó flooded forest in the ecotone where the Amazon rainforest merges into the cerrado.
| Cantão State Park | |
|---|---|
| Parque Estadual do Cantão | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Javaés River on the southern boundary | |
| Nearest city | Pium, Tocantins |
| Coordinates | 9°41′24″S 50°04′05″W |
| Area | 90,018 hectares (222,440 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 14 July 1998 |
| Administrator | Instituto Natureza do Tocantins |
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