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Mount Roraima is a flat-topped mountain, typical of the Guyana Shield, [12] with an elevation of about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in the southeast and only about 600 m (2,000 ft) in the northwest. [7] The south, southeast, east, northeast and northwest faces are all formed by straight cliffs up to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) high.
Monte Roraima National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Monte Roraima) is a national park in the state of Roraima, northern Brazil. It includes the Brazilian section of Mount Roraima , and other mountains along the borders with Venezuela and Guyana , and a diverse environment including tropical rainforest and savanna.
Mount Roraima, located in Pacaraima Mountains, is the highest point in the state and one of the highest in the country, with 2,875 m (9,400 feet). The relief in the state is quite varied. Near the borders of Venezuela and Guyana are the mountains of Parima and Pacaraima, where Mount Roraima is
The plateau of Mount Roraima – the peculiar rock formation is caused by erosion. Mount Roraima View of the Venezuelan Amazon from the top of a tepui View of Kukenan tepui from top of Mt. Roraima Devil's Canyon in the Canaima National Park The steep rock wall of Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima, a tepui of the Pacaraima Mountains.. The range extends from west to east for over 800 kilometres (500 mi). Its highest peak is Mount Roraima at 2,810 metres (9,220 ft) above sea level, a tepui surrounded by cliffs 300 metres (980 ft) high.
Utricularia quelchii on Roraima. On the summits of the tepuis, despite the hostile environment (especially on Mount Roraima), there is a wide variety of plants, ranging from 20–30 centimeters (7.9–11.8 in) to 4 meters (13 ft) high. In the turbulent rivers and waterfalls, plants that grow on the rocks have peculiar carpets that are green or tan.
Maverick Rock, the highest point of Mount Roraima. Maverick Rock or Maverick Stone (Spanish: Roca Maverick or simply El Maverick) is a natural rock formation on top of Mount Roraima. It is the highest point of that tabletop mountain (a tepui), at 2,810 metres (9,220 ft) a.m.s.l. The rock stands near the southwestern edge of the mountain plateau ...
He saw and recorded the largest, Mount Roraima, [27] its 31 km 2 summit area [27]: 156 bounded on all sides by cliffs rising 400 metres (1,300 ft). In addition, Raleigh observed around twelve waterfalls but noted the largest "higher than any church spire" he had seen—they disembarked and walked on foot to get a closer view and described the ...