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Maciço do Urucum

Coordinates: 19°12′S 57°36′W / 19.200°S 57.600°W / -19.200; -57.600
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Maciço do Urucum
Morro do Urucum
Highest point
Elevation1,065 m (3,494 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in Brazil
Coordinates19°12′S 57°36′W / 19.200°S 57.600°W / -19.200; -57.600[1]
Geography
Maciço do Urucum is located in Brazil
Maciço do Urucum
Maciço do Urucum
Brazil
LocationMato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Maciço do Urucum ("Urucum Massif"), also known as Morro do Urucum ("Urucum Hill") is a mountain in southern Brazil, south of the city of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul. It is the highest mountain in the state, reaching 1,065 metres (3,494 ft). The rock formation is mined for manganese by Rio Tinto Group and Vale do Rio Doce.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Morro do Urucum". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.