Uei-tepui | |
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Uei-tepui in 2013 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,150 m (7,050 ft) |
Coordinates | 05°01′01″N 60°36′55″W / 5.01694°N 60.61528°W / 5.01694; -60.61528 |
Geography | |
Uei-tepuiLocation in Venezuela | |
Location | Roraima, Brazil / Bolívar, Venezuela |
Uei-tepui, also known as Wei-tepui, Cerro El Sol or Serra do Sol is a tepui on the border between Brazil and Venezuela. It may be considered the southernmost member of the Eastern Tepuis chain.
Uei-tepui has an elevation of around 2,150 metres (7,050 ft), a summit area of 2.5 km (0.97 sq mi), and an estimated slope area of 20 km (7.7 sq mi). While the peak of Uei-tepui lies completely in Venezuelan territory, large part of the main ridge forms the boundary between Venezuela and Brazil.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
Further reading
- 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
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