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Borborema Plateau
plateau, Brazil
Also known as: Planalto da Borborema
Borborema Plateau, plateau of northeastern Brazil. It extends across central Paraíba and southern Rio Grande do Norte states. The plateau is a semiarid region covered by deciduous, thorny scrub woodland called caatinga. Rich mineral deposits are found on the plateau.
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