Auyán-tepui

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Auyán-tepui is a massive table-top mountain in Venezuela’s Gran Sabana region, renowned as the plateau from which Angel Falls, the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall, plunges.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Auyán-tepui canonical 12
Auyantepui 3
Auyán-tepui plateau 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
table-top mountain ⓘ
tepui ⓘ
age Precambrian ⓘ
area over 700 km² ⓘ
belongsToRange Guiana Highlands ⓘ
climate frequent rainfall ⓘ
humid tropical ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
countryProtectedAreaStatus national park protection ⓘ
drainage Caroní River basin ⓘ
linked to: Caroní River

Churún River basin ⓘ
linked to: Churún River
elevation approximately 2535 m above sea level ⓘ
geologicalFormation Guiana Shield ⓘ
hasBiodiversity high level of endemism ⓘ
hasEcosystem tepui summit ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature deep canyons ⓘ
frequent cloud cover ⓘ
isolated summit plateau ⓘ
steep escarpments ⓘ
hasIndigenousName Auyantepui ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
hasSummitVegetation bromeliads ⓘ
carnivorous plants ⓘ
shrubs and tepui-adapted plants ⓘ
hasWaterfall Angel Falls ⓘ
hydrologicalRole source area for numerous streams and waterfalls ⓘ
landformType table mountain ⓘ
locatedIn Bolívar state ⓘ
linked to: Bolívar State

Gran Sabana ⓘ
Guayana Region ⓘ
linked to: Guianas
locatedInProtectedArea Canaima National Park ⓘ
meaningOfName “Devil’s Mountain” in Pemon ⓘ
nameLanguage Pemon ⓘ
nearbySettlement Kamarata ⓘ
Uruyén ⓘ
notableFor being the plateau from which Angel Falls plunges ⓘ
sheer cliffs and flat summit ⓘ
partOf Canaima National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ
plateauElevation around 1800–2000 m ⓘ
region Gran Sabana ⓘ
rockType Precambrian sandstone ⓘ
summitElevation approximately 2535 m ⓘ
tourismAccessPoint Canaima village ⓘ
tourismActivity sightseeing flights ⓘ
trekking to summit ⓘ
tourismAttraction Angel Falls viewpoints ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Canaima National Park ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angel Falls → locatedOn → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Angel Falls → plateau → Auyán-tepui plateau ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Guiana Shield → contains → Auyán Tepui ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Jimmie Angel → associatedWith → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Angel Falls → locatedOn → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
subject linked to: Jimmie Angel
Auyán-tepui → hasIndigenousName → Auyantepui ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Kerepakupai Merú → fallsFrom → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Guiana Highlands → contains → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
James Crawford Angel → explored → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Gran Sabana Municipality → contains → tepui Auyán-tepui ⓘ
subject linked to: Gran Sabana municipality
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Devil’s Mountain (Pemon) → alsoKnownAs → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Devil’s Mountain (Pemon) → alsoKnownAs → Auyantepui ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Devil’s Mountain (Pemon) → alsoKnownAs → Auyan Tepui ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Devil’s Mountain (Pemon) → alsoKnownAs → Auyántepui ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Kamarata → near → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Uruyén → gatewayTo → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Uruyén → near → Auyán-tepui plateau ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui
Carrao River → flowsNear → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Guayana Region → contains → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Río Churún → near → Auyán-tepui ⓘ
Night of Thunder → notableProgeny → Auyantepui ⓘ
linked to: Auyán-tepui