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| elevation_ref = <ref name=baracoa>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baracoa.org/baracoa-el-yunque.html |title=El Yunque |author=Baracoa.org |accessdate=2006-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611220311/http://www.baracoa.org/baracoa-el-yunque.html |archivedate=2007-06-11 }}</ref> |
| elevation_ref = <ref name=baracoa>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baracoa.org/baracoa-el-yunque.html |title=El Yunque |author=Baracoa.org |accessdate=2006-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611220311/http://www.baracoa.org/baracoa-el-yunque.html |archivedate=2007-06-11 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 22 December 2022
| El Yunque | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 20°21′08″N 74°34′26″W / 20.35222°N 74.57389°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | The anvil |
| Language of name | (in Spanish) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Cuba |
| Parent range | Sierra del Purial (Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Table mountain |
El Yunque is a 575-metre-high (1,886 ft) mountain located 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba's Guantanamo Province. It has a table mountain shape that resembles an anvil ("yunque" in Spanish).
Overview
[edit]El Yunque was mentioned by Christopher Columbus in his chronicles about the discovery of the Americas.[2] The Yunque is situated between the banks of the rivers Duaba and Toa, it is 1,125 m (3,691 ft) long and has a total area of 461,000 m2 (4,960,000 sq ft).
El Yunque was declared a National Monument by the Cuban National Commission of Monuments on December 25, 1979.[1] El Yunque is covered with Cuban moist forests and the lower slopes are planted with cocoa bean under the shade of groves of royal palm.
Gallery
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View from El Yunque -
El Yunque from Baracoa bay -
El Yunque in 2006 -
View to the west from the foot of El Yunque
References
[edit]- ^ a b Baracoa.org. "El Yunque". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2006-09-29.
- ^ Columbus Monuments Pages. "Baracoa". Retrieved 2007-09-29.
External links
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Media related to El Yunque at Wikimedia Commons
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