Sierra de Baoruco

mountains, Hispaniola
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Also known as: Massif de la Selle, Sierra de Bahoruco
Baoruco also spelled:
Bahoruco

Sierra de Baoruco, mountain range in the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic. It extends about 50 miles (80 km) east from the Haitian border to the Caribbean Sea and lies parallel to the Cordillera Central. Its highest peak is 5,348 feet (1,630 meters). Straddling the Haitian border, the range is known there as Massif de la Selle.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.