Parima Mountains

Parima Mountains

▪ mountains, South America
Spanish  Sierra Parima,  Portuguese  Serra Parima  

      range in northern Brazil and southern Venezuela. It is an outlying range of the Guiana Highlands and extends south-southeastward for about 200 miles (320 km), separating Venezuela from Brazil. Its peaks, largely unexplored, reach an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 metres) above sea level.

      Headwaters of the Orinoco River rise on the western flanks, and headwaters of the Branco River descend from the eastern slopes. The range connects with Pacaraima Mountains in the northeast.

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