Mount Roraima lies on the
Guiana Shield in the southeastern corner of Venezuela's
30,000-square-kilometre (12,000 sq mi)
Canaima National Park forming the highest peak of
Guyana's Highland Range. The tabletop mountains of the park are considered some
of the oldest geological formations on
Earth, dating back to some two billion years ago in the
Precambrian.
The highest point in Guyana and the highest
point of the Brazilian state of
Roraima lie on the plateau, but Venezuela and Brazil have
higher mountains elsewhere. The triple border point is at
5°12′08″N 60°44′07″W, but the
mountain's highest point is
Maverick Rock, 2,810 metres (9,219 ft), at the south end
of the plateau and wholly within Venezuela.
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The steep rock wall of Monte Roraima. |
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Top of mountain |
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Source of Angel Falls |
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Angel Falls |
Picture Source: Collected from Internet
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