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Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, and located 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Mount Roraima. [2] With a height of 2,041 metres (6,696 ft) it is the easternmost tepui taller than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the Guiana Shield and Guyana Highlands.
Waukauyengtipu (or Waukauyeng-tipu, meaning "the mountain of the place of the butterfly" in the local Indigenous Arekuna language [1]) is a mountain in South America situated in most part within the boundaries of the Paruima territory in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana. The major part of its area is approx. 1,520 metres (4,990 ft) with ...
The highest point is 2,810 m (9,219 ft) above sea level, located at the southern end of the plateau and the highest point in the state of Bolívar, [7] [9] [16] 8.25 km (5.13 mi) north of the summit is another high point with an elevation of 2,772 m (9,100 ft), which is the highest point in Guyana. [17]
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. It is geologically part of the Guayana Shield and biogeographically part of the Guayana Highlands .The mountains form the divide between the Orinoco Valley to the north and the Amazon Basin to the south.
Rank Country or Region Highest point Elevation 1 Argentina Aconcagua [1]: 6,962 m (22,841 ft) 4 Bolivia Nevado Sajama [2]: 6,542 m (21,463 ft) 8 Brazil Pico da Neblina [3]
Guyana is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. South America; Time zone: UTC-04; Extreme points of Guyana High: Mount Roraima 2,750 m (9,022 ft) Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 2,949 km Brazil 1,606 km Venezuela 743 km Suriname 600 km. Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 459 km
Guyana, [b] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. [11] [5] [12] Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.
Guyanese culture reflects the influence of Indian, African, Amerindian, British, Portuguese, Chinese, Creole, and Dutch cultures. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Guyana is part of the mainland Caribbean region. Guyanese culture shares a continuum with the cultures of islands in the West Indies .