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The Acarai Mountains (also, Akarai Mountains) (Portuguese: Serra do Acaraí; French: Montes Acaraí) are a wet, forested highland region of low mountains located in the southern part of Guyana. This range lies along the common border between Guyana and Brazil. The Acarai Mountains is one of four mountain ranges in Guyana, the others being the Imataka, Kanuku and Pakaraima mountains. The headwaters of the Essequibo River, the longest river in Guyana, and the Courantyne River, have their sources in this range.[1] The actual source of the Essequibo was discovered in 2013 by a Guyanese-German team.[2] The mountain range was first mentioned in 1821 by A.H. Brué as Sierra do Acaray.[1]

Acarai Mountains
Akarai Mountains
Highest point
Peak	unnamed point
Elevation	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Coordinates	1°22′N 59°11′W
Naming
Native name	Serra do Acaraí  (Portuguese)
Geography
Location in Guyana
Country	Guyana
Range coordinates	1°50′N 57°30′W
Borders on	Tumuk Humak Mountains

This range is home to a single village of Wai-Wais, the descendants of surviving tribes that were once believed extinct. The village was first mentioned around 1837.[3]

The unnamed high point of this range is located at 1°22′N 59°11′W, and has an altitude of 1,009 metres (3,310 ft). This range extends to the east, where it becomes the Tumuk Humak Mountains along the border of Suriname and French Guiana with Brazil.[1]

References

External links

• The Guyana Story, Chapter 3

На других языках

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[de] Acarai-Berge

Die Acarai-Berge, auch Acarahy oder Akarai geschrieben, portugiesisch Serra Acaraí, sind ein Mittelgebirge im Bergland von Guayana, an der Grenze zwischen Guyana und Brasilien (Bundesstaat Pará). Das Gebirge erreicht eine Höhe bis zu 600 m und erstreckt sich auf einer Länge von etwa 130 km in Ost-West-Richtung. Es gehört zum nördlichen Einzugsgebiet des Amazonasbeckens. Das gesamte Gebiet ist mit dichtem tropischen Regenwald bedeckt und wurde Ende der 1970er Jahre erstmals per Satellit kartiert.[1]

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- [en] Acarai Mountains

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