Sierra Madre del Sur

Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre del Sur on the coast west of Playa Azul, in Michoacán.
Highest point
Elevation3,720 m (12,200 ft)
Coordinates17°55′41″N 100°18′0″W / 17.92806°N 100.30000°W / 17.92806; -100.30000
Dimensions
Length1,000 km (620 mi) NW x SE
Area143,447 km2 (55,385 sq mi)
Geography
Sierra Madre del Sur, other major mountain ranges, and the Mexican Plateau
CountryMexico
StatesMichoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca

The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.

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