Areado Grande is the name given to a group of
limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
caves located inside the
Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park
The Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park () is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area of Atlantic Forest and is known for its many caves.
Location
The Alto Ribeira Tour ...
, in the municipality of
Iporanga
Iporanga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 4,199 (2020 est.) in an area of 1152 km2. The elevation is 81 m.
Iporanga contains parts of the Alto Ribeira and Baixo Ribeira sub-basins of the Ribeira de Iguape R ...
in the
state of São Paulo
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, Brazil. It consists of Areado Grande I (SP-077), Areado Grande II (SP-078) being 3400 meters long,
Areado Grande III (SP-510) with 6004 linear meters,
[ Areado Grande IV (SP-524), Areado Grande V (SP-525). Other caves in the region of the Areado Grande creek are ''Toca da Pedra Inclinada'', ''Gruta do Toboga'', ''Gruta do Jeep'' (SP-086), ''Gruta da Fenda'' (SP-087), ''Gruta do Baixao'' (SP-088), and Gruta da Cabana (SP-108).]
See also
*List of caves in Brazil
This is the List of caves in Brasil with links displayed alphabetically.
Caves in Brazil
References
Parks
* Parque da Cascata
* Chapada Diamantina National Park
See also
*List of caves
*Speleology
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References
External links
Base de Dados do Ministerio do Meio Hambiente
Governo Federal - ICMBIO Official Website
Caves of São Paulo (state)
Wild caves
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