Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests The Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests (NT0180) is an ecoregion in the eastern Amazon basin. It is part of the Amazon biome. The ecoregion is one of the most severely degraded of the Amazon region, suffering from large-scale deforestation and selective extraction of timber, particularly along the Trans-Amazonian Highway and in the higher and more populated southern portions. The Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests ecoregion has an area of . It lies to the south of the Amazon River in eastern Brazil. The Xingu River defines the western boundary and the Tocantins River defines the eastern boundary. To the south the
Tapajós-Xingu moist forests from other moist forest areas. There are urban centers at Santarém at the mouth of the Tapajós, Aveiro on the lower Tapajós and Altamira on the Iriri River. The ecoregion is crossed by the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230) and the BR-163 highway from Santarém to Cuiabá. To the northwest the ecoregion adjoins the Madeira-Tapajós moist forests on the other side of the Tapajós River. To the north it adjoins the Gurupa várzea along the Amazon River. The Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests are on the opposite bank of the Amazon. To the east are the Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests. To the south and southwest