Kukenán-tepui

Kukenán Tepui
Kukenan Tepui
Highest point
Elevation 2,680 m (8,790 ft)
Coordinates 5°12′36.38″N 60°49′52.18″W / 5.2101056°N 60.8311611°W / 5.2101056; -60.8311611Coordinates: 5°12′36.38″N 60°49′52.18″W / 5.2101056°N 60.8311611°W / 5.2101056; -60.8311611 
Geography
Kukenán Tepui
Location of Kukenan Tepui
Location Venezuela
Country  Venezuela
Parent range Guiana Highlands
Geology
Mountain type Plateau
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Kukenán, also known as Matawi, is a tepui in Guayana Region, Venezuela. It is 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high and about 3 km (1.9 mi) long. Kukenan Falls, which is 674 m (2,211 ft) high, is located at the south end of the tepui.[1]

Kukenán is located in Canaima National Park. Next to Kukenán, to the southeast, is Mount Roraima, a better known tepui. Kukenán is more difficult to climb, so it is ascended much less frequently than Mount Roraima.[2]

Scenery on top of Kukenán provided inspiration for the 2009 film Up.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kukenaam, Salto. World Waterfall Database.
  2. ↑ Kukenan Tepui. SummitPost. 24 July 2007.

Further reading

  • Kok, P.J.R., R.D. MacCulloch, D.B. Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer & F. Bossuyt (7 August 2012). "Low genetic diversity in tepui summit vertebrates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-05. Current Biology 22(15): R589–R590. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.034 ["supplementary information" (PDF). ]


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