Marajó

[ mah-rah-zhaw ]

noun

1. an island in N Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon. 19,000 sq. mi. (49,000 sq. km).

Marajó

/ maraˈʒɔ /

noun

1. an island in N Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon. Area: 38 610 sq km (15 444 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The Amazon is divided into two branches at its mouth by the island of Marajo, the larger branch being ninety-six miles in width.

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The island of Marajo will be the principal field for this work.

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About half way between Barra and the island of Marajo, we had got into a somewhat narrow channel between two islets.

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The same is true of the large island of Marajo, lying at the mouth of the Amazons.

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But to return to Marajo, and to the facts actually in our possession.

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