Kanuku Mountains
The Kanuku Mountains are a group of mountains in Guyana, located in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region. The name means 'forest' in the Wapishana language, a reference to the rich diversity of wildlife found there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 765 metres
- Description: mountain in Guyana
- Also known as: “Kanukugebergte” and “Montanhas Canucu”
Kanuku Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
3.20661° or 3° 12′ 24″ northLongitude
-59.5793° or 59° 34′ 46″ westElevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)Open location code
68M26C4C+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9293172336OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Kanuku Mountains” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кануку”
- Cebuano: “Kanuku Mountains”
- Dutch: “Kanukugebergte”
- Georgian: “კანუკუს მთები”
- German: “Kanuku”
- German: “Kanukugebergte”
- German: “Montanhas Canucu”
- Lithuanian: “Kanuku kalnai”
- Lithuanian: “Kanukuso kalnai”
- Portuguese: “Montanhas Canucu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kanuku (masiv)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kanuku”
- Spanish: “Sierra Canucu”
- Swedish: “Kanuku Mountains”
- Ukrainian: “Гори Кануку”
- Venetian: “Kanuku Mountains”
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