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Sororopán-tepui is a long
ridge A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...
in Bolívar state,
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
.Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) '' Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.'' Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. pp. 1–61. It has a maximum elevation of around and its densely forested slopes cover an estimated area of . The ridge has a southwest–northeast orientation and is characterised by a steep southern face. Part of the Ptari Massif, it lies just south of
Carrao-tepui Carrao-tepui, also spelled Karrao, is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela.Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) '' Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.'' Miss ...
and neighbouring Ptari-tepui.


See also

* Distribution of ''Heliamphora''


References


Further reading

* Morton, C.V. (1957)
Pteridophyta: Ptari-tepuí
p. 729–741In: J.A. Steyermark ''et al.'
Botanical exploration in Venezuela -- 4
''Fieldiana: Botany'' 28(4): 679–1225. * Vegas-Vilarrúbia, T., S. Nogué & V. Rull (August 2012). Global warming, habitat shifts and potential refugia for biodiversity conservation in the neotropical Guayana Highlands. ''Biological Conservation'' 152: 159–168. Ridges Tepuis of Venezuela Landforms of Venezuela Landforms of Bolívar (state) {{venezuela-geo-stub