Cuchilla Grande Inferior

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Cuchilla Grande Inferior
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Cuchilla Grande Inferior
Location in Uruguay
Highest point
Elevation 351 m (1,152 ft)
Coordinates 33°40′0″S56°30′0″W / 33.66667°S 56.50000°W / -33.66667; -56.50000 Coordinates: 33°40′0″S56°30′0″W / 33.66667°S 56.50000°W / -33.66667; -56.50000
Geography
CountryUruguay
Geology
Age of rock Precambrian
Type of rock Granite, gneiss

Cuchilla Grande Inferior is a hill range in Uruguay that constitutes part of a larger range named Cuchilla Grande.

It is located in the south of the country in the Departments of Florida, Flores, Soriano and north of San José and Colonia. Cuchilla Grande Inferior stretches east–west approximately from Alejandro Gallinal to Cardona, in a distance of approximately 190 kilometres (120 mi). [1]

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