[2] Kaw Mountain is covered in rainforest and is part of the northern range of the Guiana Shield.

The mountain is an obstacle to the trade winds leading to a very high humidity[3] resulting in an abundance of plant- and animal life.

[3] The mountain is located near the Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve.

[5] On 12 February 2010, the General Council of French Guiana voted to protect the mountain and surrounding area as the Trésor Regional Nature Reserve.

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