Kerepakupai Merú

E148372
natural monument waterfall

Kerepakupai Merú is the indigenous Pemon name for Angel Falls, the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall located in Venezuela.

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Kerepakupai Merú canonical 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural monument ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ
accessMethod airplane to Canaima camp ⓘ
river boat on Churún River ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Angel Falls ⓘ
Angel Falls ⓘ
surface form: Salto Ángel
approximateCoordinates 5.97°N 62.53°W ⓘ
averageFlowType seasonal variation ⓘ
climate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
countryCapitalProximity southeast of Caracas ⓘ
countryOfficialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
distinction world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall ⓘ
fallsFrom Auyán-tepui ⓘ
featuredIn international tourism media ⓘ
flowsInto Carrao River ⓘ
geologicalFeatureType tepui waterfall ⓘ
governingBody Venezuelan National Parks Institute ⓘ
hasType plunge waterfall ⓘ
height 3212 ft ⓘ
979 m ⓘ
indigenousNameLanguage Pemon ⓘ
indigenousPeopleAssociated Pemon ⓘ
surface form: Pemon people
locatedIn Canaima National Park ⓘ
locatedInCountry Venezuela ⓘ
locatedInRegion Gran Sabana ⓘ
locatedInState Bolívar State ⓘ
nameMeaning waterfall of the deepest place ⓘ
nearestSettlement Canaima National Park ⓘ
surface form: Canaima
notableFor sheer vertical drop from a tabletop mountain ⓘ
partOf Guiana Shield ⓘ
Orinoco Basin ⓘ
surface form: Orinoco River basin
protectedAreaStatus Canaima National Park ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Canaima National Park)
region southern Venezuela ⓘ
surface form: Guayana Region of Venezuela
tourismType adventure tourism destination ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994 ⓘ
uninterruptedDropHeight 2647 ft ⓘ
807 m ⓘ
visibility often shrouded in clouds ⓘ
watercourse Churún River ⓘ

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Angel Falls → alternativeName → Kerepakupai Merú ⓘ