Translation The anvil ((Spanish)) Mountain type Table mountain Mountain range Sierra Maestra | Location Cuba Elevation 575 m | |
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Parent range Sierra del Purial
(Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa) Similar Gran Piedra, Pico Turquino, Blue Mountain Peak, Mount Alvernia, Pic la Selle | ||
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).
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Map of El Yunque, Cuba
Overview
El Yunque was mentioned by Christopher Columbus in his chronicles about the discovery of the Americas. 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.
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El Yunque (Cuba) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA