Pico da Bandeira
Pico da Bandeira, or Bandeira Peak, is the third highest mountain in Brazil, situated on the border of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais… Read more…
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Pico da Bandeira, or Bandeira Peak, is the third highest mountain in Brazil, situated on the border of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais states. It is the highest point in both states. It was considered the highest mountain in Brazil until 1965, when Pico da Neblina and Pico 31 de Março, next to the Venezuelan border, were explored, measured, and both found to be higher. The peak is said to have been so named after Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, ordered a flag to be flown on top of it. Pico da Bandeira is ranked 21st by topographic isolation.
Pico da Bandeira is remarkable for being the Brazilian mountain with the greatest topographic isolation: 2,344 km. This means that at less than that distance, there is no other point on the surface of the Earth at equal or greater elevation. In the Americas, only Aconcagua, Denali, Pico de Orizaba and Mount Whitney are more topographically isolated than Pico da Bandeira, and in the entire world, there are only 20 more isolated mountains.
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