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A tepui / ˈ t ɛ p w i /, or tepuy (Spanish:), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon , the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana .
It is the northernmost member of the Eastern Tepuis chain and comprises two major plateaus: the larger Ilú-tepui (also spelled Uru) to the south and Tramen-tepui to the north, all close to the border with neighboring Guyana. With a maximum elevation of around 2,700 metres (8,900 ft), Ilú-tepui is the taller of the two peaks.
Auyán-tepui (Spanish pronunciation: [awˈʝan teˈpuj]), also spelled Ayan, [3] is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela. [1] It is the most visited and one of the largest (but not the highest) tepuis in the Guiana Highlands , with a summit area of 666.9 km 2 (257.5 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 715 km 2 (276 sq mi).
The minor peak of Wei-Assipu-tepui lies entirely outside Venezuela, on the border between Brazil and Guyana. Additionally, there are a number of minor plateaus which form a chain between Uei-tepui and Roraima-tepui. [3] Ilú- and Tramen-tepuis are often treated together since they are joined by a common base. [2]
Ptari-tepui gives its name to the Ptari Massif, which also includes Carrao-tepui to the northeast and a long ridge known as Sororopán-tepui to the southeast. As a whole, the massif has a summit area of around 2.5 km 2 (0.97 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 58 km 2 (22 sq mi) (Carrao and Ptari together contributing 28 km 2 (11 sq mi) and Sororopán, which is derived from a separate ...
Cerro Marahuaca, also spelled Marahuaka (Ye'kuana: Madawaka [2]), is a tepui in Amazonas state, Venezuela.It has an elevation of 2,832 metres (9,291 ft) above sea level [1] [3] and is the second-highest mountain of the entire Guayana Shield (after the Cerro de la Neblina complex). [4]
The Chimantá Massif is a highly fragmented complex of tepuis in Bolívar state, Venezuela.The massif comprises around 11 tepuis [2] and has a total summit area of 615 km 2 (237 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 915 km 2 (353 sq mi). [3]
Wei-Assipu-tepui, also known as Little Roraima or Roraimita, [2] is a minor tepui of the Eastern Tepuis chain. It lies just off the northeastern flank of Roraima-tepui in the country of Brazil , directly on the border with neighboring Guyana in the disputed Essequibo territory , and very close to the tripoint of all three countries. [ 3 ]