Yuruaní-tepui, also known by the
Pemón name Iwalkarima, Iwalecalima or Iwarkárima, 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 primarily situated in
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 ...
, while part of the eastern ridge stretches across the border with
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
and into the contested
Guayana Esequiba
(), sometimes also called or Essequibo, is a disputed territory of west of the Essequibo River that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela. region.
[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 , the high plateau being located entirely within Venezuela, and a summit area of . It lies just east of the much smaller
Wadakapiapué-tepui.
This Tepui is not located in the
Canaima National Park
Canaima National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Canaima) is a park in south-eastern Venezuela that roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region. It is located in Bolívar State, reaching the borders with Brazil and Guyana.
History
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unlike most other Tepuis in the area.
See also
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Distribution of ''Heliamphora''
References
Further reading
* Jaffe, K., J. Lattke & R. Perez-Hernández (January–June 1993)
Ants on the tepuies of the Guiana Shield: a zoogeographic study.''Ecotropicos'' 6(1): 21–28.
* Kok, P.J.R., R.D. MacCulloch, D.B. Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer & F. Bossuyt (7 August 2012). ''Current Biology'' 22(15): R589–R590. [
* Rodder, D. & K.-H. Jungfer (2 July 2008)
A new ''Pristimantis'' (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Yuruani-tepui, Venezuela.''Zootaxa'' 1814: 58–68. []
Tepuis of Venezuela
Tepuis of Guyana
Mountains of Venezuela
International mountains of South America
Guyana–Venezuela border
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