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Mantiqueira Mountains Highest in São Paulo state Pico das Agulhas Negras: 2,791: 9,157: Mantiqueira Mountains Highest in Rio de Janeiro State Pico do Cristal: 2,770: 9,088 Mount Roraima: 2,734: 8,970: Guiana Shield Shared with Venezuela and Guyana – Border tripoint elevation [2] Pico dos Marins: 2,420: 7,940: Mantiqueira Mountains Pico do ...
Agulhas Negras Peak (Portuguese: Pico das Agulhas Negras, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpiku daz aˈɡuʎɐz ˈneɡɾɐs], lit. ' Black Needles Peak ') is the fifth-highest mountain in Brazil, [Note 1] standing at 2,791 metres (9,157 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest in the Brazilian Highlands. [3]
The mountain is contained in the Brazilian Pico da Neblina National Park; its northern slopes are also protected in Venezuela's Serranía de la Neblina National Park. The twin parks, together with the neighbouring Parima Tapirapecó National Park (Venezuela), form a protected area complex of about 80,000 km², possibly the largest national park ...
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Brazil" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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The peak is said to have been so named after Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, ordered a flag to be flown on top of it. Pico da Bandeira is ranked 21st by topographic isolation. Pico da Bandeira is remarkable for being the Brazilian mountain with the greatest topographic isolation: 2,344 km (1,457 miles). [2]
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Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres (2,769 ft), making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean. [2]