Parauapebas
Parauapebas is a city in Pará. This is true frontier country: There was virtually nothing in this region until the world's largest iron ore mine, at neighbouring Serra dos Carajás was set into production in the early 1980s.- …has about 154,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 520 metres (1,690 feet)
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Latitude
-6.1856° or 6° 11′ 8″ south
Longitude
-50.5547° or 50° 33′ 17″ west
Open location code
685FRC7W+Q4
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