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 | |
| Location | Mato Grosso and Amazonas states, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 7.228°S 58.918°W |
| Area | 19,000 km² |
| Designation | National park |
| Established | 5 June 2006 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
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