Pacaás Novos National Park

Pacaás Novos National Park
Parque Nacional de Pacaás Novo
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Pacaás Novos National Park

Location within Brazil

Location Rondônia, Brazil
Coordinates 11°10′S 63°26′W / 11.16°S 63.43°WCoordinates: 11°10′S 63°26′W / 11.16°S 63.43°W[1]
Area 7,648 km2 (2,953 sq mi)
Established 1979

Pacaás Novos National Park is a 7,648 km2 (2,953 sq mi) national park of Brazil in the state of Rondônia. The park is located within the municipalities of Guajará Mirim, Nova Mamoré, Campo Novo, São Miguel do Guaporé, Monte Negro, Governador Jorge Teixeira, Alvorada d'Oeste and Mirante da Serra, containing an homonymous mountain range. In this mountain range, an unnamed peak reaches 1,126 metres (3,694 ft), being the highest point of Rondônia.[2]

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