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Gruta Colón, Departamento de Lavalleja, Uruguay


Type:Cave(s) - an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff
Mindat.org Region:Lavalleja Department, Uruguay
Region:Departamento de Lavalleja, Uruguay
Latitude:34° 16' 0" S
Longitude:55° 17' 59" W
Lat/Long (dec):-34.26667,-55.3
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Feature ID:3443028
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3443028:8
GUID:f9c321be-a0ec-4aad-82ed-00759413679d
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Cliffs north of Minas, Minas, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay34° 17' 29" S55° 15' 51" W4.3km (2.7 miles)
Abra de Zabaleta, Sierra de las Animas, Maldonado Department, Uruguay34° 30' 52" S55° 19' 57" W27.7km (17.2 miles)
Sierra de las Animas, Maldonado Department, Uruguay34° 36' 0" S55° 16' 59" W37.1km (23.1 miles)
Pan de Azucar, Maldonado Department, Uruguay34° 46' 31" S55° 13' 43" W57.0km (35.4 miles)
Cerro Vicheo, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay34° 0' 0" S54° 40' 59" W64.0km (39.8 miles)
Villa de Santa Luzia, Canelones Department, Uruguay34° 27' 9" S56° 23' 47" W102.7km (63.8 miles)
Valentines Prospect, Uruguay33° 16' 0" S55° 6' 0" W112.7km (70.0 miles)
Chamizo village quarry, San José Department, Uruguay34° 9' 6" S56° 40' 0" W126.3km (78.5 miles)
Santa Vitória do Palmar meteorite, Santa Vitória do Palmar, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil33° 30' 33" S53° 24' 2" W194.5km (120.8 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
UruguayCountry
Lavalleja Department, UruguayDepartment

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Uruguay, Lavalleja, n.a161245.8.95.0.0.0
 
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