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Carajás Mountains
Brazilian mountain range / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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,[citation needed] is located there.
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Carajás Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Monte Redenção |
Elevation | 716 m (2,349 ft) |
Coordinates | 6°16′37″S 50°34′54″W |
Naming | |
Native name | Serra dos Carajás (Portuguese) |
Geography | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
Borders on | Carajás Mountains |
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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]