Canaima National Park

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Canaima National Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in southeastern Venezuela, renowned for its dramatic tepui plateaus, dense rainforest, and iconic waterfalls including Angel Falls, the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
protected area
accessMode air transport
river transport
AngelFallsStatus world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall
biodiversity high species richness
conservationValue global significance for biodiversity
contains Angel Falls
granite and sandstone plateaus
lagoons
rainforest
rivers
savanna
tabletop mountains
tepuis
continent South America
country Venezuela
culturalAspect indigenous Pemon communities
ecosystemType montane ecosystems
savanna ecosystems
tropical rainforest
faunaCharacteristic endemic animal species
floraCharacteristic endemic plant species
geologicalFeature cliffs
sandstone formations
tepui plateaus
governingBody Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES)
highestWaterfallContained Angel Falls
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Angel Falls
dense rainforest
tepui plateaus
waterfalls
landscapeType dramatic cliffs and waterfalls
languageSpoken Pemon
Spanish
locatedIn Bolívar State
surface form: Bolívar state

southeastern Venezuela
nearestSettlement Canaima village
partOf Gran Sabana
surface form: Gran Sabana region

Guiana Shield
tourismActivity ecotourism
sightseeing flights
trekking
waterfall tours
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural site
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed

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Angel Falls locatedIn Canaima National Park
Angel Falls UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Canaima National Park
Caroni River hasProtectedAreaInBasin Canaima National Park
Rómulo Gallegos notableWork Canaima National Park
this entity surface form: Canaima
Jimmie Angel notablePlaceLinkedTo Canaima National Park
Pemon traditionalTerritoryIncludes Canaima National Park
Canaima airstrip locatedIn Canaima National Park
Canaima airstrip serves Canaima National Park
Canaima airstrip servesProtectedArea Canaima National Park
Bolívar State contains Canaima National Park
Bolívar State hasProtectedArea Canaima National Park
Bolívar State hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Canaima National Park
Auyán-tepui locatedInProtectedArea Canaima National Park
Auyán-tepui partOf Canaima National Park
this entity surface form: Canaima National Park World Heritage Site
Auyán-tepui UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Canaima National Park
Canaima lagoon locatedIn Canaima National Park
subject surface form: Canaima Lagoon
Canaima lagoon partOf Canaima National Park
subject surface form: Canaima Lagoon
Canaima lagoon protectedAreaStatus Canaima National Park
subject surface form: Canaima Lagoon
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Canaima National Park)
Kerepakupai Merú locatedIn Canaima National Park
Kerepakupai Merú protectedAreaStatus Canaima National Park
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Canaima National Park)
Kerepakupai Merú nearestSettlement Canaima National Park
this entity surface form: Canaima
Churún River locatedInProtectedArea Canaima National Park
Churún River locatedIn Canaima National Park
Guiana Highlands contains Canaima National Park
southern Venezuela contains Canaima National Park
subject surface form: Southern Venezuela
southern Venezuela contains Canaima National Park
subject surface form: Southern Venezuela
this entity surface form: Angel Falls area
Caroní River nearProtectedArea Canaima National Park