Roraima Tepui
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Roraima Tepui is a massive, flat-topped sandstone plateau on the borders of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana, famed for its sheer cliffs, unique endemic biodiversity, and inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Lost World."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Roraima | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sandstone plateau
ⓘ
tabletop mountain ⓘ tepui ⓘ |
| accessRoute | trek from Paraitepui (Venezuela) ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
carnivorous plants
ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ specialized summit flora ⓘ unique amphibian species ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
cool and wet summit climate
ⓘ
frequent rainfall ⓘ persistent mist and fog ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| drainage |
source area for rivers flowing to Amazon basin
ⓘ
source area for rivers flowing to Essequibo basin ⓘ source area for rivers flowing to Orinoco basin ⓘ |
| elevation |
2810 m
ⓘ
approximately 9200 ft ⓘ |
| etymology | often interpreted as "great blue-green" or "mother of waters" in Pemon ⓘ |
| firstRecordedAscent | 1884 ⓘ |
| firstRecordedAscentBy |
Everard im Thurn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Precambrian ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boggy summit areas
ⓘ
cliff walls over 400 m high ⓘ flat summit plateau ⓘ frequent cloud cover ⓘ natural rock pools ⓘ numerous waterfalls ⓘ rock pinnacles ⓘ sheer cliffs ⓘ |
| hasSummitEcosystem | island-like sky island ecosystem ⓘ |
| highestPointOf |
Brazilian state of Roraima
ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture | setting inspiration for "The Lost World" ⓘ |
| inspired | Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel "The Lost World" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guayana Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pemon territory ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Pemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gran Sabana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakaraima Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Canaima National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | quartzite sandstone ⓘ |
| summitArea | approximately 31 km² ⓘ |
| tourism |
multi-day guided hikes
ⓘ
popular trekking destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Canaima National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mount Roraima