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  2. Great Escarpment, Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The escarpment runs along the central and south Atlantic coasts of Brazil, rising sharply and separating the highland plateau from the coast. [1] The escarpment rises steeply from the coastal plain to as much as 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in height. [2] The top of the escarpment forms a drainage divide between the interior and the coastal plains. [3]

  3. Iguazu Falls - Wikipedia

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    The train brings visitors to the entrance of Devil's Throat, as well as the upper and lower trails. The Paseo Garganta del Diablo is a 1 km-long (0.6 mi) trail that brings visitors directly over the falls of Devil's Throat, the highest and deepest of the falls. Other walkways allow access to the elongated stretch of falls across the forest on ...

  4. Serra do Mar - Wikipedia

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    The main escarpment forms the boundary between the sea-level littoral and the inland plateau , which has a mean altitude of 500 to 1,300 metres (1,600 to 4,300 ft). This escarpment is part of the Great Escarpment that runs along much of the eastern coast of Brazil south from the city of Salvador, Bahia .

  5. List of escarpments - Wikipedia

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    The escarpment is flanked by a chain of hills squeezed between the fault and the mountains of New Zealand's Southern Alps. Northeast is towards the top. Australia Great Escarpment, Australia; Darling Scarp; Illawarra Escarpment; Lake George Escarpment; Nullarbor Escarpment; New Zealand The western slope of the Southern Alps (along the Alpine Fault)

  6. Serra do Cachimbo - Wikipedia

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    The southwest of the Rio Novo National Park is dominated by the Serra do Cachimbo, rising to 500 to 650 metres (1,640 to 2,130 ft), with a sharp escarpment forming its northern face. [2] The Iriri River and its tributaries (notably Curuá River) rises in the Serra do Cachimbo and flows for 900 kilometres (560 mi) before joining the Xingu River.

  7. What is rucking? Understanding the fitness trend taking the ...

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    It's not unusual for fitness equipment, trends, and workouts to mimic everyday movements or activities.The stair climber machine at many gyms, for instance, is not much different than the flight ...

  8. Serra dos Órgãos - Wikipedia

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    A north west fracture is exposed at the plateau's rock surfaces, which defines the direction of the ridges and valleys along the escarpment. One of these ridges contains several granite peaks including God's Finger. North east vertical fractures, spaced regularly about every 500 metres (1,600 ft), cut the north west structures at right angles.

  9. List of mountains in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    – is the northernmost point of Brazil: Pico do Monte Negro: 1,398 4,587 Highest in Rio Grande do Sul: Pico São Sebastião: 1,378 4,521 Ilhabela island – Highest island peak in Brazil: Morro do Capão Doce: 1,340 4,400: Serra da Fartura Highest peak in South Region, Brazil: Pico do Papagaio: 1,200 3,900 Highest in Pernambuco: Pico do Jabre ...