Auyán-tepui
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Auyán-tepui is a massive table-top mountain in Venezuela’s Gran Sabana region, renowned as the plateau from which Angel Falls, the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall, plunges.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auyán-tepui canonical | 5 |
| Auyantepui | 1 |
| Auyán Tepui | 1 |
| Auyán-tepui plateau | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
table-top mountain ⓘ tepui ⓘ |
| age | Precambrian ⓘ |
| area | over 700 km² ⓘ |
| belongsToRange | Guiana Highlands ⓘ |
| climate |
frequent rainfall
ⓘ
humid tropical ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| countryProtectedAreaStatus | national park protection ⓘ |
| drainage |
Caroní River
ⓘ
surface form:
Caroní River basin
Churún River ⓘ
surface form:
Churún River basin
|
| elevation | approximately 2535 m above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Guiana Shield ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high level of endemism ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | tepui summit ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep canyons
ⓘ
frequent cloud cover ⓘ isolated summit plateau ⓘ steep escarpments ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousName |
Auyán-tepui
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Auyantepui
|
| hasSummitVegetation |
bromeliads
ⓘ
carnivorous plants ⓘ shrubs and tepui-adapted plants ⓘ |
| hasWaterfall | Angel Falls ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | source area for numerous streams and waterfalls ⓘ |
| landformType | table mountain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bolívar State
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolívar state
Gran Sabana ⓘ Guianas ⓘ
surface form:
Guayana Region
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Canaima National Park ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “Devil’s Mountain” in Pemon ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Pemon ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Kamarata
ⓘ
Uruyén ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the plateau from which Angel Falls plunges
ⓘ
sheer cliffs and flat summit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canaima National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Canaima National Park World Heritage Site
|
| plateauElevation | around 1800–2000 m ⓘ |
| region | Gran Sabana ⓘ |
| rockType | Precambrian sandstone ⓘ |
| summitElevation | approximately 2535 m ⓘ |
| tourismAccessPoint | Canaima village ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
sightseeing flights
ⓘ
trekking to summit ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Angel Falls viewpoints ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | Canaima National Park ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Auyán-tepui plateau
this entity surface form:
Auyán Tepui
subject surface form:
Angel Falls
this entity surface form:
Auyantepui