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 (4)

Label Occurrences
Auyán-tepui canonical 5
Auyantepui 1
Auyán Tepui 1

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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

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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