Carajás Mountains Explained

Carajás Mountains
Country:Brazil
Subdivision1 Type:Region
Subdivision1:North
Borders On:Carajás Mountains
Highest:Monte Redenção
Elevation M:716
Coordinates:-6.2769°N -50.5817°W

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 sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.

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