Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves

World Heritage
Brazil
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The Southeastern Atlantic Forest Reserve, located in the states of Paraná and São Paulo, contains the finest and most extensive Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Comprising 25 protected areas (with a total area of approximately 470,000 hectares), the reserve showcases the biological wealth and evolutionary history of the last remaining Atlantic forests. From densely forested mountains to wetlands and coastal islands with isolated mountains and sand dunes, the area offers a rich natural environment of stunning beauty.

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Serra do Mar with Atlantic rain forest

View of the Serra do Mar mountain range from Curitiba, southern Brazil

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Atlantic Forest seen next to the Oswaldo Cruz highway, in Serra do Mar State Park, near Ubatuba

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Amethyst from Serra do Mar, on display at the Smithsonian, USA

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number of rooms viaf-134146153131905251851
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/04sf3p
Commons category Serra do Mar
highest point Pico Maior de Friburgo
heritage designation INEPAC Good Class
different from Category:Khangchendzonga National Park
length 1500
elevation above sea level 604
continent South America
located in the administrative territorial entity Paraná
locator map image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mapa%20serra%20do%20mar.jpg
executive body Serra do Mar

coordinate location Point(-41.412814724 -21.515670063)
applies to part beginning
coordinate location Point(-49.279759253 -26.690685867)
applies to part end
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Serra%20dos%20%C3%93rg%C3%A3osBrazil.jpg
media legend Serra dels Orgues, estat de Rio de Janeiro