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Jaú National Park
national park of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jaú National Park ('Parque Nacional do Jaú') is in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in the Amazonas state of Brazil.
Jaú National Park | |
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Parque Nacional do Jaú | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
![]() Flooded forest in the park | |
Nearest city | Manaus, Amazonas |
Coordinates | 2.30°S 63.05°W / -2.30; -63.05 |
Area | 2,367,333 ha (9,140.32 sq mi) |
Designation | National park |
Created | 24 September 1980 |
Administrator | ICMBio |
World Heritage site | |
Part of | Central Amazon Conservation Complex |
Criteria | Natural: ix, x |
Reference | 998-001 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Extensions | 2003 |
Area | 4,882,000 ha |
It is the largest forest reserve in South America, covering an area over 6 million acres (23,000 km²). Entry into the park is restricted; express permission from the Brazilian government is required to enter the reserve.
The park is a good example of tropical rainforest conservation in the Amazon. Its forests, lakes and channels are a "constantly evolving aquatic mosaic that is home to the largest array of electric fish in the world".[1] The site protects key threatened species, including giant arapaima fish, the Amazonian manatee, the black caiman and two species of river dolphin and the jaguar. There are many other species of animals and plants.