Morro do Careca
The Morro do Careca is a large dune located in the city of Natal in Brazil. It is the main symbol and a common sight on tourist postcards of the city and the state of Rio Grande do Norte.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Luiz Antonio Mendes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morro do Careca
- Type: Sand
- Description: Brazilian large dune located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state
- Categories: dune, hill, and landform
- Location: Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-5.88836° or 5° 53′ 18″ southLongitude
-35.1591° or 35° 9′ 33″ westOpen location code
69664R6R+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 482116529OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sandWikidata ID
Q6914190
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Morro do Careca” goes by many names.
- German: “Morro do Careca”
- Japanese: “モーホ・ド・カレッカ”
- Portuguese: “dunas de Ponta Negra”
- Portuguese: “Morro do Careca (Natal)”
- Portuguese: “Morro do Careca”
- Portuguese: “praia de Ponta Negra”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include terreno vazio and Morro do Careca.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Morro do Careca”. Photo: Luiz Antonio Mendes, CC BY-SA 2.0.