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Chapada das Mesas: Unknown Geomorphological Heritage

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Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil

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The Chapada das Mesas, located in the north/northeast region of Brazil, in the states of Maranhão and Tocantins, is an area of stunning natural beauty, with rivers, waterfalls, caves and canyons, associated with a wealth of traditional peoples and diversity of flora and fauna. This important Brazilian geomorphological heritage was structured by the uplifting of the Parnaíba sedimentary basin, with the formation of majestic residual reliefs supported by diabase dikes and lateritic sandstones. Part of this natural heritage is protected by the creation of the Chapada das Mesas National Park, a promising tourist destination, but the area is still little explored.

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  1. Department of Geosciences, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil

    Helen Nébias Barreto, Jorge Hamilton Souza dos Santos & Ediléa Dutra Pereira

  2. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Juliana de Paula Silva

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  3. Department of Geography, Federal University of Federal, Curitiba, Brazil

    Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos

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Barreto, H.N., de Paula Silva, J., dos Santos, J.H.S., Pereira, E.D. (2015). Chapada das Mesas: Unknown Geomorphological Heritage. In: Vieira, B., Salgado, A., Santos, L. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8023-0_18

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