Juruena National Park

Juruena National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Juruena), declared in 2006, is the third largest national park of Brazil. It is located along the Juruena River, in the north of Mato Grosso state and the south of Amazonas state. It forms part of a corridor of protected areas that is meant to contain agricultural expansion into the Amazon rainforest.

Juruena National Park
Parque Nacional do Juruena
IUCN category II (national park)
Waterfall in the national park
LocationMato Grosso and Amazonas states, Brazil
Coordinates7.228°S 58.918°W / -7.228; -58.918
Area19,000 km²
DesignationNational park
Established5 June 2006
AdministratorChico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
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