Yuruaní-tepui

Yuruaní-tepui
Yuruaní-tepui (right) and Wadakapiapué-tepui
Highest point
Elevation 2,400 m (7,900 ft) [1]
Coordinates 05°18′41″N 60°51′47″W / 5.31139°N 60.86306°W / 5.31139; -60.86306Coordinates: 05°18′41″N 60°51′47″W / 5.31139°N 60.86306°W / 5.31139; -60.86306 
Geography
Yuruaní-tepui
Location in Venezuela
Location Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana / Bolívar, Venezuela

Yuruaní-tepui, also known by the Pemón name Iwalkarima, Iwalecalima[2] or Iwarkárima,[3] is a tepui of the Eastern Tepuis chain primarily situated in Venezuela, while part of the eastern ridge stretches into the disputed Guayana Esequiba territory in Guyana.[1] It has an elevation of around 2,400 metres (7,900 ft), the high plateau being located entirely within Venezuela, and a summit area of 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi). It lies just east of the much smaller Wadakapiapué-tepui.[1] This Tepui is not located in the Canaima National Park unlike most other Tepuis in the area.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (2012). "Roraima: madre de todos los ríos" (PDF). Río Verde 8: 77–94.
  3. ↑ (in Spanish) El Tepuy - Características de los Tepuyes Archived January 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. ExplorandoRutas.com.
  4. ↑ http://viajespereira.com.ve/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mapa.jpg

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). "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). ]
  • Rodder, D. & K.-H. Jungfer (2 July 2008). A new Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Yuruani-tepui, Venezuela. Zootaxa 1814: 58–68. ["first page" (PDF). ]


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