Serra da Mantiqueira

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environmental protection area mountain peak mountain range national park state park

Serra da Mantiqueira is a prominent mountain range in southeastern Brazil known for its high peaks, Atlantic Forest remnants, and important water sources that feed major river basins.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Pedra da Mina 0
Mantiqueira Mountains region 2
Pico das Agulhas Negras 0

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental protection area ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
national park ⓘ
state park ⓘ
biome Atlantic Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
high-altitude grasslands ⓘ
climate humid subtropical ⓘ
mountain climate with cool temperatures ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
elevation 2791 m ⓘ
2798 m ⓘ
etymology from Tupi language meaning "mountains that cry" or "weeping mountains" ⓘ
feeds Doce River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grande River basin ⓘ
Paraíba do Sul River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tietê River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
geology Precambrian rocks ⓘ
gneiss and granite ⓘ
hasPeak Pedra da Mina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pico das Agulhas Negras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pico do Itaguaré NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pico do Papagaio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pico dos Marins NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProtectedArea APA da Serra da Mantiqueira NERFINISHED ⓘ
Itatiaia National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Serra do Papagaio State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPoint Pedra da Mina NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
water supply for southeastern Brazil ⓘ
knownFor Atlantic Forest remnants ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ
important water sources ⓘ
languageOfToponym Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Serra da Mantiqueira NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeast Region, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
mountainSystem Serra do Mar mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Vale do Paraíba NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Brazilian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brazilian Highlands → contains → Serra da Mantiqueira ⓘ
Pindamonhangaba → hasNearbyMountainRange → Serra da Mantiqueira ⓘ
Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil → locatedIn → Serra da Mantiqueira ⓘ
subject surface form: Brasópolis
this entity surface form: Mantiqueira Mountains region
Itajubá, Brazil → locatedIn → Serra da Mantiqueira ⓘ
subject surface form: Itajubá
this entity surface form: Mantiqueira Mountains region
Itajubá, Brazil → locatedInGeographicalFeature → Serra da Mantiqueira ⓘ
subject surface form: Itajubá
this entity surface form: Serra da Mantiqueira area
Minas Gerais → mountainRange → Serra da Mantiqueira ⓘ