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Mountain ranges of Brazil. Related categories. Category:Mountains of Brazil; Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Brazil" The following 40 pages are in this category ...
Mountain Metres Feet Range Notes Pico da Neblina: 2,995 9,826: Serra do Imeri Highest in Brazil; 2015 measurement, previous measurements of 3014 m (1966) and 2994 m (2004) Pico 31 de Março: 2,974 9,757: Serra do Imeri Shared with Venezuela; 2015 measurement, previous measurements of 2992 m (1966) and 2973 m (2004) Pico da Bandeira: 2,891 9,485
In addition to mountain ranges (about 0.5% of the country is above 1,200 m or 3,937 ft), Brazil's Central Highlands include a vast central plateau (Planalto Central). [1] The plateau's uneven terrain has an average elevation of 1,000 meters (3,281 ft). [ 1 ]
Several highest points of the Brazilian states are unnamed and are better known by the mountain range they are in. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina, in Amazonas, at 2,994 metres (9,822 feet), which ranks the country as 69th by highest point.
List of mountain peaks by prominence; Ultra-prominent peak; Summits farthest from the Earth's center; Lists of highest points restricted to a specific geographic area List of countries by highest point; List of islands by highest point; Lists of mountains by region sorted by country or province Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
A view of Chapada Diamantina National Park in Bahia, Brazil. A chapada (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a plateau found in the Brazilian Highlands.The chapadas, which are usually described as mountain ranges, are capped by horizontal strata of sandstone.
The Serra da Mantiqueira is a part of the Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Despite the clearing of the land for livestock raising, the difficult access to many areas has made possible for sanctuaries of well-preserved forest to still exist, with trees such as the jacarandá, Spanish cedar, canjerana, guatambu, ipê, canela, angico, jequitibá, and also the araucaria, more typical of subtropical ...