Lago Grande de Monte Alegre

Lago Grande de Monte Alegre is a floodplain lake located in the state of Pará, municipality Monte Alegre, Northern Brazil, , , 1,400 km north of the country's federal capital Brasília. Estimates of the area occupied by the lake vary between 300 sq km (Loureiro & Loureiro 1987) and 576 sq km (Vieira & Hartmann 1989). Both of these values may be correct, depending on the time of the year measurements were taken.^[1]

References[]

^ Cerdeira, R. G. P.; Ruffino, M. L.; Isaac, V. J. (August 2000). "Fish catches among riverside communities around Lago Grande de Monte Alegre, Lower Amazon, Brazil". Fisheries Management and Ecology. 7 (4): 355–374. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2400.2000.007004355.x.

Coordinates: 2°16′S 54°16′W / 2.267°S 54.267°W / -2.267; -54.267

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[1] Cerdeira, R. G. P.; Ruffino, M. L.; Isaac, V. J. (August 2000). "Fish catches among riverside communities around Lago Grande de Monte Alegre, Lower Amazon, Brazil". Fisheries Management and Ecology. 7 (4): 355–374. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2400.2000.007004355.x.

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