Ilha Grande do Gurupá

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Ilha Grande do Gurupá
Satellite image of the Amazon estuary with Marajó and Gurupá
Satellite image of the Amazon estuary with Marajó and Gurupá
Waters Amazon
Geographical location 1 ° 0 ′  S , 51 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 1 ° 0 ′  S , 51 ° 30 ′  W
Ilha Grande do Gurupá (Pará)
Ilha Grande do Gurupá
length 129 km
width 45 km
surface 4th 864  km²
main place Itatupã
Map of the Amazon estuary
Map of the Amazon estuary

The Ilha Grande do Gurupá is the second largest river island in the Amazon after Marajó . The 4864 square kilometer island is located in the delta of the Amazon, just below its confluence with the Rio Xingu some 50 km west of the neighboring island of Marajó and from smaller by several river islands and arms separately. The main town Itatupã is in the north of the island.

Gurupá belongs to the province of Pará .