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Wadakapiapué-tepui, also spelled Wadakapiapö, Wadakapiapo, Wadaka Piapo or Guadacapiapui, Brewer-Carías, C. (2012). ''Río Verde'' 8: 77–94. is a
tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran S ...
of the
Eastern Tepuis The Eastern Tepuis (Spanish: ''Tepuyes Orientales'' Brewer-Carías, C. (2012). ''Río Verde'' 8: 77–94.), also known as the Roraima–Ilú range, is a mountain chain stretching for some along the border between Guyana, Venezuela and, to a smal ...
chain in Bolívar,
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 an elevation of around . Its tiny tower-like summit has an area of less than , making it the smallest member of the Eastern Tepuis. It lies just west of the much larger
Yuruaní-tepui Yuruaní-tepui, also known by the Pemón name Iwalkarima, Iwalecalima or Iwarkárima, is a tepui of the Eastern Tepuis chain primarily situated in Venezuela, while part of the eastern ridge stretches across the border with Guyana and into the con ...
.


See also

* Distribution of ''Heliamphora''


References

Tepuis of Venezuela Mountains of Venezuela Mountains of Bolívar (state) {{venezuela-geo-stub