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Portuguese:
Serra De Amambaí
Spanish:
Cordillera De Amambay
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Amambaí Mountains

mountains, South America
Also known as: Cordillera de Amambay, Serra de Amambaí
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Amambaí Mountains, highlands in western Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, and eastern Paraguay.

Extending south-southwest initially as the Maracaju Mountains for approximately 200 miles (320 km) from Campo Grande, the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, they form the western side of the Brazilian Highlands and mark the divide between the tributaries of the Paraguay River and those of the Paraná. Like most of the highlands of Mato Grosso, the Amambaí Mountains are tabular uplands without sharp peaks. The average elevation is 1,300 feet (400 metres) above sea level; the highest elevation is 2,300 feet (700 metres). The southern end of the highlands constitutes a part of the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Principal towns of the Amambaí Mountains include Ponta Porã, Brazil, and Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay.

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