Pedra da Gávea
Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres, making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean.
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- Peak rising to 257 metres (843 feet)
- …is also known as “Gávea Rock”
- …is inscribed with “LAABHTEJBARRIZDABNAISINEOFRUZT”
- Description: mountain in Brazil
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Pedra da Gávea
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Latitude
-22.99898° or 22° 59′ 56″ south
Longitude
-43.28297° or 43° 16′ 59″ west
Open location code
589R2P28+CR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
OpenStreetMap feature
sport = free_flying
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Pedra da Gávea” goes by many names.
Pedra da GáveaCatalan
Pedra da GáveaCebuano
上桅帆岩Chinese
上桅帆巖Chinese
长寿岩Chinese
长生岩Chinese
Pedra da GáveaCzech
Pedra da GáveaDutch
جبل پيدرا دا جاڤياEgyptian Arabic
פדרה דה גבאהHebrew
Pedra da GáveaItalian
ペドラ・ダ・ガヴェアJapanese
Pedra da GáveaLadin
Pedra da GáveaNorwegian Bokmål
Pedra da GáveaNorwegian Nynorsk
Pedra da GáveaOccitan (post 1500)
پدرا دا گاواPersian
Pedra da GaveaPolish
Педра-да-ГавеаRussian
Педра да ГавеаSerbian
Pedra da GáveaSlovenian
Pedra da GáveaSwedish
Pedra da GáveaVenetian
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