Guiana Highlands

Guiana Highlands
noun
a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil
Instance Hypernyms: ↑tableland, ↑plateau
Part Holonyms: ↑South America

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  • Brazilian Highlands — ▪ region, Brazil Portuguese  Planalto Central         eroded plateau region of central and southeastern Brazil. Comprising more than half of the country s landmass, the highlands are located mainly in Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Goias, and Mato… …   Universalium

  • Meseta da Guiana — Sp Gviãnos plokščiãkalnis Ap Guiana Highlands angliškai Ap Altiplanicie de la Guayana ispaniškai Ap Hoogland van Guayana olandiškai Ap Meseta da Guiana portugališkai Ap Massif des Guyanes prancūziškai L Brazilijoje, Gajanoje, Prancūzijos Gvianoje …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Гвианское плоскогорье — (Guiana Highlands)Guiana Highlands, горное плато на С. Южной Америки, лежащее между реками Ориноко и Амазонка преимущественно в юго вост. Венесуэле и сев. Бразилии. Самая высокая вершина – гора Неблина (3014 м) …   Страны мира. Словарь

  • GuianaHighlands — Guiana Highlands A mountainous tableland region of northern South America extending from southeast Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil. * * * …   Universalium

  • Venezuela — Venezuelan, adj., n. /ven euh zway leuh, zwee /; Sp. /be ne swe lah/, n. a republic in N South America. 22,396,407; 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Cap.: Caracas. * * * Venezuela Introduction Venezuela Background: Venezuela was one of the three …   Universalium

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