Rio Ronuro Ecological Station | |
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Nearest city | Sinop, Mato Grosso |
Coordinates | 12°58′08″S 54°29′24″W / 12.969°S 54.49°W |
Area | 102,000 hectares (250,000 acres) |
Designation | Ecological station |
Created | 23 April 1998 |
Rio Ronuro Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica do Rio Ronuro) is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It protects an area of contact between Amazon rainforest in the north and Cerrado semi-deciduous forest in the south. Since being created in 1998 it has been reduced in size and has suffered from significant deforestation.