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  2. Gran Sabana - Wikipedia

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    La Gran Sabana (Spanish pronunciation: [la ɣɾan saˈβana], English: The Great Savanna) is a region in southeastern Venezuela, part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion. The savanna spreads into the regions of the Guiana Highlands and south-east into Bolívar State , extending further to the borders with Brazil and Guyana . [ 1 ]

  3. Municipio Gran Sabana - Wikipedia

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    The Municipio Gran Sabana is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 28,450. [1] The town of Santa Elena de Uairén is the shire town of the Gran Sabana Municipality. [2]

  4. Guianan savanna - Wikipedia

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    The Venezuelan Gran Sabana is contained in the 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) Canaima National Park. Other parts of the ecoregion are protected by the 1,160 square kilometres (450 sq mi) Monte Roraima National Park in Brazil and the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park. [3]

  5. Santa Elena de Uairén - Wikipedia

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    Located in the middle of La Gran Sabana, Santa Elena is home to many travel agencies offering tours in Canaima National Park, flights over Angel Falls, and hiking tours to the famous Monte Roraima. The town is notable for its influential presence of indigenous peoples; there is even a community called Manakrü (pronounced mah-nah-CREE ...

  6. La Gran Sabana National Park - Wikipedia

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    La Gran Sabana National Park is a protected area in the Dominican Republic. It lies east of Lake Enriquillo in the Hoya de Enriquillo lowland. It was established in 2009, and has an area of 219.58 km 2 .

  7. Guayana natural region - Wikipedia

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    The relief of the southern Orinoco or Guiana is very varied, plains or savannahs, with heights ranging from 100 to 500 m (330 to 1,640 ft) above sea level, including the Gran Sabana, which is a plain with an average of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level, home to the magnificent tepuis, and finally the sierras or mountain ranges that reach considerable peaks of up to 3,800 m (12,500 ft) above ...

  8. Guayana Region, Venezuela - Wikipedia

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    The Gran Sabana is a plain with an average altitude of 1,000 m. and is home to the tepuis, extraordinary geological formations, including the 2.810 m Roraima, the Auyantepui, with the highest waterfall in the world; the Salto Ángel, with its almost one thousand meters of vertical drop; and several sierras or mountain ranges which reach ...

  9. Pemon conflict - Wikipedia

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    The Pemon conflict is an ongoing conflict which is a part of the wider Crisis in Venezuela.The conflict is centered around mining disputes between the Maduro government, the Pemon nation (indigenous people that live in the Gran Sabana region in southeastern Venezuela) and armed irregular groups.