Carajás Mountains
| Carajás Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Serra dos Carajás | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Monte Redenção |
| Elevation | 716 m (2,349 ft) |
| Coordinates | 6°16′37″S 50°34′54″W / 6.27694°S 50.58167°WCoordinates: 6°16′37″S 50°34′54″W / 6.27694°S 50.58167°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State/Province | North |
| Borders on | Carajás Mountains |
The Carajás Mountains or Serra dos Carajás are a mountain range to the west of the municipality of Marabá in the Pará state of Brazil. Monte Redenção, Marabá's highest point, is located there.
The mountains are contained in the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949 hectares (1,017,950 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ FLONA de Carajás (in Potuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-30
Further reading
- Newton Pereira de Rezende, Carajás: memórias da descoberta, Editora Gráfica Stamppa, 2009, 316 pg. Book in Portuguese telling the history of Carajás' iron mines' discovery.
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