🗺️ Parnaíba Basin

Brazil · Americas · 6.47°S, 45.58°W

The Parnaíba Basin is a large cratonic sedimentary basin located in the North and Northeast portion of Brazil. About 50% of its area is in the state of Maranhão, and the other 50% is in the states of Pará, Piauí, Tocantins, and Ceará. It is one of the largest Paleozoic basins in the South American Platform. The basin has a roughly ellipsoidal shape, occupies over 600,000 km2, and is composed of ~3.4 km of mainly Paleozoic sedimentary rock that overlies localized rifts.

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Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	6.47°S, 45.58°W · view on map

Parnaíba Basin is located in Brazil, in Americas.

More drainage basins in Brazil

Araripe Basin.

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