Raso da Catarina
The Raso da Catarina is an ecoregion in the caatinga biome of Bahia and Pernambuco, Brazil. It is a sandstone plateau, much eroded, that is extremely dry for most of the year. Vegetation includes low bushes, often thorny, cacti and bromeliads.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Steff Suconic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Upland with an elevation of 604 metres
- Description: Ecoregion in Brazil
- Also known as: “Razo da Catarina”
Raso da Catarina
- Categories: ecoregion, highland, and landform
- Location: Bahia, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Raso da Catarina” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Raso da Catarina”
- Portuguese: “Raso da Catarina”
- Swedish: “Raso da Catarina”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Raso da Catarina”. Photo: Steff Suconic, CC BY-SA 3.0.