Chapada

A chapada is a plateau found in the Brazilian Highlands. The chapadas, which are usually described as mountain ranges, are capped by horizontal strata of sandstone.
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Latitude
-28.05878° or 28° 3′ 32″ south
Longitude
-53.06575° or 53° 3′ 57″ west
UN/LOCODE
BR CPD
Open location code
5838WWRM+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Chapada” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبادا”
  • Bishnupriya: “চাপাডা”
  • Catalan: “Chapada”
  • Dutch: “Chapada”
  • French: “Chapada”
  • Mazanderani: “شاپادا، ریو گرانده دو سول”
  • Portuguese: “Chapada”
  • Portuguese: “Chapadas”
  • Spanish: “Chapada”
  • Turkish: “chapada”
  • Uzbek: “Chapada”

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