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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Santo Amaro do Maranhão)

Brazil / Maranhao / Humberto de Campos / Santo Amaro do Maranhão
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The Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses) is located in Maranhão state, in northeastern Brazil, just east of the Baía de São José, between 02º19’—02º45’ S and 42º44’—43º29’ W.

It is an area of low, flat, occasionally flooded land, overlaid with large, discrete sand dunes. It encompasses roughly 1000 square kilometers, and despite abundant rain, supports almost no vegetation. The park was created on June 2, 1981. It was featured in the Brazilian film The House of Sand.
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Coordinates:   2°31'48"S   43°7'17"W

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  • veeman
    Excellent place , recently a song from a South indian Movie called ENTHIRAN (ROBO) was made here