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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.

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  • 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.)