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Serra dos Carajás

Carajás Mountains
Serra dos Carajás
Carajas Mine.jpg
Highest point
Peak Monte Redenção
Elevation 716 m (2,349 ft)
Coordinates 6°16′37″S 50°34′54″W / 6.27694°S 50.58167°W / -6.27694; -50.58167Coordinates: 6°16′37″S 50°34′54″W / 6.27694°S 50.58167°W / -6.27694; -50.58167
Geography
Country Brazil
State/Province North
Borders on Carajás Mountains

The Carajás Mountains or Serra dos Carajás are a mountain range to the west of the municipality of Marabá in the Pará state of Brazil. Monte Redenção, Marabá's highest point, is located there.

The mountains are contained in the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949 hectares (1,017,950 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.


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