TIL that Marajó, an island in the Amazon river delta, has an area of 49000 sq kms and is larger than countries like Switzerland and Belgium. (en.aguasamazonicas.org)

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[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 8 points 4 months ago

For reference, it's roughly the same size as Kyūshū, 2/3 of Tasmania, or 1/2 of Ireland. That might not sound like a big deal until you remember that it's a fluvial island, unlike those three.

Fun fact: from December to May, most of the island gets flooded. (It's "wet season" there.)

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