Geral Mountains
Geral Mountains, mountain escarpment of the southern and eastern reaches of the Paraná Plateau. It constitutes the principal mountain relief of interior southern Brazil. Stretching east-west across northern Rio Grande do Sul state to the great escarpment in Santa Catarina state, it then turns and runs north-northwestward through central Paraná state and into São Paulo state, where it takes the name Serra de Botucatu.
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Article Title:
Geral Mountains
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
08 April 2018
Access Date:
November 14, 2026