National Park · Brazil

Chapada das Mesas National Park

Chapada das Mesas National Park is a national park in Brazil, covering 395,249 acres (159,952 ha), established in 2005.

Chapada das Mesas National Park.

Photo: Francisco Lusivaldo Marques via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.

Park facts

Park type	National Park
Location	Brazil
Area	395,249 acres (159,952 ha)
Established	2005
Coordinates	7.1572° S, 47.1447° W

Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.

About Chapada das Mesas National Park

Chapada das Mesas National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Chapada das Mesas) is a national park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It was created to preserve the untouched cerrado vegetation of the region, and as a barrier against the advance of farming.

Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.

Airports near this park

The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.

Araguaína Airport (AUX) · Araguaína, Brazil · 75.3 miles away
Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) · Imperatriz, Brazil · 114.4 miles away

Parks nearby

SDSerra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State ParkState Park · Brazil

Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park

State Park · Brazil · 61,855 acres · 118 miles away

MMirador State ParkState Park · Brazil

Mirador State Park

State Park · Brazil · 1,894,754 acres · 140 miles away

JOJalapãoState Park · Brazil

Jalapão

State Park · Brazil · 392,825 acres · 215 miles away

Lajeado State Park

State Park · Brazil · 26,564 acres · 217 miles away

NDNascentes do Rio Parnaíba National ParkNational Park · Brazil

Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park

National Park · Brazil · 1,852,709 acres · 217 miles away

SDSerra das Confusões National ParkNational Park · Brazil

Serra das Confusões National Park

National Park · Brazil · 1,397,265 acres · 266 miles away

More parks in Brazil

Abrolhos Marine National Park

National Park · Brazil · 217,339 acres

Altamiro de Moura Pacheco State Park

State Park · Brazil · 7,757 acres

Alto Cariri National Park

National Park · Brazil · 47,538 acres

Alto Ribeira State and Tourist Park

State Park · Brazil · 88,671 acres

Anavilhanas National Park

National Park · Brazil · 864,912 acres

Aparados da Serra National Park

National Park · Brazil · 32,489 acres

Araguaia State Park

State Park · Brazil · 11,523 acres

Areia Vermelha Marine State Park

State Park · Brazil · 642 acres

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chapada das Mesas National Park?

Chapada das Mesas National Park is in Brazil (7.1572° S, 47.1447° W).

When was Chapada das Mesas National Park established?

Chapada das Mesas National Park was established in 2005, per the source listed at the foot of this page.

How big is Chapada das Mesas National Park?

Chapada das Mesas National Park covers 395,249 acres (159,952 ha).

Sources

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5072887 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapada_das_Mesas_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).