Mount Ayanganna
Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, northern South America.
| Mount Ayanganna | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,040 m (6,690 ft) |
| Coordinates | 5°23′N 59°59′W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Guyana |
| Parent range | Pakaraima Mountains |
It is located 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Mount Roraima at 5°23′N 59°59′W.[1]
With a height of 2,041 metres (6,696 ft) it is the easternmost tepui taller than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the Guiana Shield and Guayana Highlands.
Ecology
The slopes of Mount Ayanganna are covered in tall-canopy lower montane forest, up to about 1100 metres.[2] Above this elevation, there is a series of "steps" - relatively flat plateaus separated by steeper slopes. The poorly drained plateaus support low-canopy forest or terrestrial bromeliads. The slopes support medium-canopy high-montane forest. The amphibians and reptiles of Ayanganna have been surveyed.[3]
Mount Ayanganna is fully within Guyanese territory and is surrounded by rainforest.
Culture
Ever since Guyana became a Republic on 23 February 1970, the national flag is hoisted ceremoniously each year on Mount Ayanganna on the eve of the country's Republic Anniversary Day by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). The GDF named their Georgetown base after Mount Ayanganna.
On 1 November 2005, 28 female soldiers hoisted the national flag on the summit after a two-day climb.
See also
- Tepuis topics
References
- BDG Plant Collectors: David Clarke. National Museum of Natural History.
- Huber, Ghabarran & Funk, O, G & V (1995). "Vegetation Map of Guyana". Centre for the Study of BiologicalDiversity, University of Guyana.
- MacCulloch and Lathrop (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana". Royal Ontario Museum Contributions in Science. Royal Ontario Museum. 4: 1–35.