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Cantão State Park
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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.
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Cantão State Park | |
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Parque Estadual do Cantão | |
![]() 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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