Tumuc-Humac Mountains
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The Tumuc-Humac Mountains are a remote, low mountain range and watershed on the border between Brazil and French Guiana, known for their dense rainforest and role as the headwaters of several major rivers in the Guiana Shield region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tumuc-Humac Mountains canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
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watershed ⓘ |
| access | primarily by river or air ⓘ |
| biome | humid tropical forest ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
French Guiana overseas department
NERFINISHED
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State of Amapá NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Pará NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | equatorial ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
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French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageDivideBetween |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
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Atlantic-draining rivers of the Guianas ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Henri Coudreau
NERFINISHED
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Robert Schomburgk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsHeadwatersOf |
Jari River
NERFINISHED
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Maroni River basin tributaries ⓘ Oyapock River NERFINISHED ⓘ Paru de Oeste River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Guiana Shield craton
NERFINISHED
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Precambrian shield ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tumucumaque Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
low elevation
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remote ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | relatively intact ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | primary rainforest ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | approximately 800 metres ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | source area for multiple major rivers ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Indigenous peoples
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Tiriyó people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayãpi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense rainforest
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difficult access ⓘ role as regional watershed ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Indigenous languages of the region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guiana Shield
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border between Brazil and French Guiana ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| near | Tumucumaque Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
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Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Amazonian rainforest ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | illegal gold mining in surrounding region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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