Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa

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Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa
Macizo de Nipe Sagua Baracoa
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park.jpg
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park,
in the middle of the mountain range
Highest point
Peak Pico Cristal, Sierra Cristal
Elevation 1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Coordinates 20°32′56.04″N75°30′16.56″W / 20.5489000°N 75.5046000°W / 20.5489000; -75.5046000
Dimensions
Length187 km (116 mi)
Width50 km (31 mi)
Geography
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Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa
Location of Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa in Cuba
Country Cuba
Provinces Holguín and Guantánamo
Range coordinates 20°30′14″N74°51′00″W / 20.50389°N 74.85000°W / 20.50389; -74.85000
View of El Yunque mountain and Baracoa bay El Yunque and Baracoa, Cuba, from the south, taken May 2013 (cropped).jpg
View of El Yunque mountain and Baracoa bay

Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa, also known as Macizo Nipe Sagua Baracoa ("Nipe Sagua Baracoa Massif"), is a mountain range of eastern Cuba.

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Geography

The range is located in Holguín and Guantánamo provinces, and a small portion in northeastern Santiago de Cuba Province. [1]

The Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa massif extends for a length of 187 km and a width of 50 km, from the central-eastern part of the Holguín Province (near Nipe Bay, Mayarí) to Cuba's easternmost point at Maisí in Guantánamo Province. Lowlands and hills separate the massif from the Sierra Maestra to the southwest. The massif includes Pico Cristal (1,231 m), the second highest Cuban peak after Pico Turquino (1,974 m) in the Sierra Maestra.

The massif is crossed by the rivers Toa, Mayarí, and Sagua de Tánamo.

The massif is made up of several smaller ranges.

Environment

Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa is known for its biodiversity [1] [3] [4] and counts the national parks of Sierra Cristal, Alejandro de Humboldt, [5] and La Mensura-Pilotos, and the biosphere reserve of Cuchillas del Toa. It is the only place in the world where the rare Cuban solenodon is found. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Nipe-Sape-Sagua-Baracoa, an example of global biodiversity" (Cuba Headlines)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yosiel Álvarez, Douglas M. Fernández, Marc C. Minno, Rayner Núñez. The butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains: a preliminary checklist of the most biodiverse Cuban region. Tropical Lepidoptera Research Volume 33, Number 1, June 2023.
  3. "Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa, an example of global biodiversity" (Conservation International)
  4. (in Spanish) Article about Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa's biodiversity on lomadelfuerte.wordpress.org
  5. Humboldt National Park on the UNESCO website
  6. Kennerley, R.; Turvey, S.T.; Young, R. (2018). "Atopogale cubana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T20320A22327125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T20320A22327125.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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