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- Also spelled:
- Acarahy, or Akarai
- Portuguese:
- Serra AcaraĆ
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AcaraĆ Mountains
mountains, South America
Also known as: Acarahy Mountains, Akarai Mountains, Serra AcaraĆ(Show More)
AcaraĆ Mountains, low range on the border of Brazil (ParĆ” state) and southern Guyana. The mountains, which rise to about 2,000 feet (600 metres) above sea level, run in an eastāwest direction for about 80 miles (130 km) and form part of the northern watershed of the Amazon Basin. The whole area is covered with dense tropical rain forest and was first mapped, by satellite, in the late 1970s.
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