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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).
[7] [15] [16] The plateau is a pseudo-karst surface etched by heavy rainfall. [13] 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 ...
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]
Kukenán, also known as Matawi or Cuquenán, is a tepui in Bolívar State, Guayana Region, Venezuela. It has an estimated surface area of 2185 hectares (equivalent to 21.85 square kilometres). It is 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high and about 3 km (1.9 mi) long. Kukenan Falls, which is 674 m (2,211 ft) high, is located at the south end of the tepui. [1]
Satellite image of the Tibetan Plateau between the Himalayan mountains to the south and the Taklamakan Desert to the north. In geology and physical geography, a plateau (/ p l ə ˈ t oʊ, p l æ ˈ t oʊ, ˈ p l æ t oʊ /; French:; pl.: plateaus or plateaux), [1] [2] also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the ...
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]