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144: 31: 137: 454: 282:, have their sources in this range. The actual source of the Essequibo was discovered in 2013 by a Guyanese-German team. The mountain range was first mentioned in 1821 by A.H. Brué as Sierra do Acaray. 387: 183: 68: 495: 295: 361: 519: 514: 289:, the descendants of surviving tribes that were once believed extinct. The village was first mentioned around 1837. 136: 524: 356: 488: 323:, and has an altitude of 1,009 metres (3,310 ft). This range extends to the east, where it becomes the 176: 61: 481: 366: 324: 218: 439: 412: 469: 8: 271: 235: 116: 262:. The Acarai Mountains is one of four mountain ranges in Guyana, the others being the 263: 286: 279: 267: 275: 243: 30: 465: 508: 332: 310: 297: 198: 185: 83: 70: 388:"Guyanese-German team discovers legendary source of the Essequibo River" 357:"Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 24 - Akarai-gebergte" 453: 251: 328: 461: 259: 255: 169: 51: 258:. This range lies along the common border between Guyana and 413:"MAIN AMERINDIAN GROUPS UP TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY" 292:The unnamed high point of this range is located at 506: 108: 489: 351: 349: 347: 250:) are a wet, forested highland region of low 496: 482: 344: 285:This range is home to a single village of 143: 278:, the longest river in Guyana, and the 507: 448: 362:Digital Library for Dutch Literature 13: 14: 536: 433: 274:mountains. The headwaters of the 452: 254:located in the southern part of 142: 135: 29: 405: 380: 1: 338: 468:. You can help Knowledge by 56:1,009 m (3,310 ft) 7: 440:The Guyana Story, Chapter 3 10: 541: 447: 520:Mountain ranges of Brazil 515:Mountain ranges of Guyana 214: 175: 165: 129: 124: 104: 99: 60: 50: 42: 37: 28: 23: 18: 525:Guyana geography stubs 464:location article is a 247: 239: 109: 325:Tumuk Humak Mountains 219:Tumuk Humak Mountains 392:Kaieteur News Online 327:along the border of 307: /  195: /  80: /  365:(in Dutch). 1916. 156:Location in Guyana 38:Highest point 477: 476: 224: 223: 177:Range coordinates 532: 498: 491: 484: 456: 449: 428: 427: 425: 423: 409: 403: 402: 400: 398: 384: 378: 377: 375: 373: 353: 322: 321: 319: 318: 317: 312: 311:1.367°N 59.183°W 308: 305: 304: 303: 300: 280:Courantyne River 232:Akarai Mountains 228:Acarai Mountains 210: 209: 207: 206: 205: 200: 199:1.833°N 57.500°W 196: 193: 192: 191: 188: 150:Acarai Mountains 146: 145: 139: 120: 112: 95: 94: 92: 91: 90: 85: 84:1.367°N 59.183°W 81: 78: 77: 76: 73: 33: 24:Akarai Mountains 19:Acarai Mountains 16: 15: 540: 539: 535: 534: 533: 531: 530: 529: 505: 504: 503: 502: 445: 436: 431: 421: 419: 411: 410: 406: 396: 394: 386: 385: 381: 371: 369: 355: 354: 345: 341: 315: 313: 309: 306: 301: 298: 296: 294: 293: 276:Essequibo River 240:Serra do Acaraí 203: 201: 197: 194: 189: 186: 184: 182: 181: 161: 160: 159: 158: 157: 154: 153: 152: 151: 147: 114: 110:Serra do Acaraí 88: 86: 82: 79: 74: 71: 69: 67: 66: 12: 11: 5: 538: 528: 527: 522: 517: 501: 500: 493: 486: 478: 475: 474: 457: 443: 442: 435: 434:External links 432: 430: 429: 404: 379: 342: 340: 337: 316:1.367; -59.183 222: 221: 216: 212: 211: 204:1.833; -57.500 179: 173: 172: 167: 163: 162: 155: 149: 148: 141: 140: 134: 133: 132: 131: 130: 127: 126: 122: 121: 106: 102: 101: 97: 96: 89:1.367; -59.183 64: 58: 57: 54: 48: 47: 44: 40: 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 537: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 512: 510: 499: 494: 492: 487: 485: 480: 479: 473: 471: 467: 463: 458: 455: 451: 450: 446: 441: 438: 437: 418: 414: 408: 393: 389: 383: 368: 364: 363: 358: 352: 350: 348: 343: 336: 335:with Brazil. 334: 333:French Guiana 330: 326: 320: 290: 288: 283: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 248:Montes Acaraí 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 220: 217: 213: 208: 180: 178: 174: 171: 168: 164: 138: 128: 123: 118: 111: 107: 103: 98: 93: 65: 63: 59: 55: 53: 49: 46:unnamed point 45: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 17: 470:expanding it 459: 444: 420:. Retrieved 416: 407: 395:. Retrieved 391: 382: 370:. Retrieved 360: 291: 284: 231: 227: 225: 314: / 202: / 105:Native name 87: / 62:Coordinates 509:Categories 417:Guyana.org 339:References 236:Portuguese 215:Borders on 117:Portuguese 272:Pakaraima 252:mountains 125:Geography 52:Elevation 329:Suriname 287:Wai-Wais 422:23 June 397:22 June 372:23 June 302:59°11′W 264:Imataka 230:(also, 190:57°30′W 166:Country 75:59°11′W 462:Guyana 299:1°22′N 268:Kanuku 260:Brazil 256:Guyana 244:French 187:1°50′N 170:Guyana 113:  100:Naming 72:1°22′N 460:This 466:stub 424:2020 399:2020 374:2020 331:and 270:and 226:The 43:Peak 367:PDF 234:) ( 511:: 415:. 390:. 359:. 346:^ 266:, 246:: 242:; 238:: 497:e 490:t 483:v 472:. 426:. 401:. 376:. 119:) 115:(

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Elevation
Coordinates
1°22′N 59°11′W / 1.367°N 59.183°W / 1.367; -59.183
Portuguese
Acarai Mountains is located in Guyana
Guyana
Range coordinates
1°50′N 57°30′W / 1.833°N 57.500°W / 1.833; -57.500
Tumuk Humak Mountains
Portuguese
French
mountains
Guyana
Brazil
Imataka
Kanuku
Pakaraima
Essequibo River
Courantyne River
Wai-Wais
1°22′N 59°11′W / 1.367°N 59.183°W / 1.367; -59.183
Tumuk Humak Mountains
Suriname
French Guiana



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