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Marajó

American  
[mah-rah-zhaw] / ˌmɑ rɑˈʒɔ /

noun

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


Marajó British  
/ maraˈʒɔ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Projected diminished rainfall in the region means lower flow for the rivers that surround the islands and pour their waters into the Marajo Bay, the study said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenarios, their analysis estimates that at least half the Marajo municipality most exposed to the sea, Soure, should be underwater by the end of this century.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Louisa Marajo, a Paris-based artist with roots in Martinique, created a kind of shipwreck site from paint, photo collage, peeling paper and crates to evoke the natural and human disasters that shaped Caribbean migration.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

As was the work of French artist Louisa Marajo:

From BBC • May 24, 2022

As proof, Meggers pointed to Marajo, an island more than twice the size of New Jersey that sits like a gigantic stopper in the mouth of the Amazon.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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