Parima Mountains
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The Parima Mountains are a mountain range of the Guiana Shield in South America
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The Parima Mountains are located in the western part of the Guiana Shield, there they run for approximately 320 km in a north south direction in the border area of Brazil
and Venezuela
. They reach a maximal altitude of 1500 m and form the divide between the watersheds of the Amazon
and the Orinoco
. All the water on their western side drains into the Orinoco, which rises itself in the Parima Mountains as well. All the water on their eastern side drains into the Branco River
, which ultimately empties into the Rio Negro, which in turn empties into the Amazon.
The Parima Mountains belong to the settlement areas of the Yanomami.
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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The Parima Mountains are located in the western part of the Guiana Shield, there they run for approximately 320 km in a north south direction in the border area of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. They reach a maximal altitude of 1500 m and form the divide between the watersheds of the Amazon
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
and the Orinoco
Orinoco
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...
. All the water on their western side drains into the Orinoco, which rises itself in the Parima Mountains as well. All the water on their eastern side drains into the Branco River
Branco River
The Rio Branco is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north; it is enriched by many streams from the sierras which separate Venezuela and Guyana from Brazil. Its two upper main tributaries are the Urariquira and the Takutu...
, which ultimately empties into the Rio Negro, which in turn empties into the Amazon.
The Parima Mountains belong to the settlement areas of the Yanomami.