Cerro Catedral (Uruguay)
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Cerro Catedral |
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height | 513.7 m | |
location | Uruguay , Maldonado Department | |
Mountains | Sierra Carapé | |
Coordinates | 34 ° 22 '56 " S , 54 ° 40' 28" W | |
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rock | Granite , gneiss | |
Age of the rock | Precambrian | |
particularities | highest point in Uruguay |
Cerro Catedral (German: Cathedral Hill - pronunciation : [ 'sero kate'ðɾal ], also known as Cerro Cordillera ) is the highest point of Uruguay . The summit is at a height of 513.7 meters. It is located in the north of the Maldonado Department and belongs to the Sierra Carapé range of hills .
history
Until 1973, the Cerro de las Ánimas was the highest point in Uruguay with a height of 501 meters. This year the " Servicio Geográfico Militar " took measurements again and changed the height of the Cerro Catedral to the one that is valid today.
See also
Web links
- Cerro Catedral ( Memento of May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on the site of the city of Maldonado (Spanish)
- Cerro Catedral on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Situación geográfica , Servicio Geográfico Militar del Uruguay (SGM) at www.sgm.gub.uy, accessed on September 27, 2012
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from August 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.