Karukado [mountain] - Karukado

Japanese: カルカド[山] - かるかど
Karukado [mountain] - Karukado

...This area is stable and has not been subject to any crustal movements such as folding or volcanic activity in the hundreds of millions of years since its formation. The highest peak on the plateau is Mount Bandeira (2,890m), which stands on the border with Minas Gerais, west of Vitoria, the capital of Espirito Santo State. In the surrounding area, there are many mountains over 2,700m above sea level, such as Mount Cruzeiro (2,861m), Mount Cristal (2,798m), and Mount Calcado (2,766m). Unlike the steep mountain forms of Japanese mountains, this mountain range resembles a plateau with gentle, undulating waves.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Karkado [Mountain]" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この地層は形成以来現在までの数億年の間に褶曲や火山活動などの地殻変動を受けたことのない,安定した地盤の地域である。高原中の最高峰は,エスピリト・サント州の主都ビトリアの西方,ミナス・ジェライス州との州境にそびえるバンデイラBandeira山(2890m)で,この周辺にはクルゼイロCruzeiro山(2861m),クリスタルCristal山(2798m),カルカドCalcado山(2766m)など標高2700mを超す山々が集中している。日本の山のように急峻な山容ではなく,波浪状のなだらかな起伏のある高原を思わせる山地である。…

※「カルカド[山]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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