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Enlace: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/cerrado.html
Descripción: UNEP Protected Areas Programme.
«The Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is part of the highest plain in Central Brazil, with its highest point being the Serra da Santana, that comprises part of the major system of the Chapada dos Veadeiros. The region is of outstanding beauty, and is made up of wide plateaus over 1,200m with waterfalls and crystal clear springs. The uplands give way to deep rocky canyons, with walls up to 40m high, and valleys up to 300m in length. The main watercourse is the Preto River, which flows on a north-west to south-west direction; the northern extremity of CVNP is drained by the Santana and Bartolomeu rivers. Several other perennial streams, such as Fiandeira, Montes Claros and Moquem drain the western face of the Serra da Santana. All these watercourses flow into the Tocantins River, which is a tributary of the Amazon Basin. Along the course of the Preto River, there are many waterfalls, such as the Rio Preto Falls (120m high, 80m at the base) and the Cariocas Falls.»
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