60 pieces · NaturePhoto by Ney Teixeira de Freitas Guimarães Filho, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Sunrise over Mount Roraima and neighbouring Kukenan Tepui, flat-topped sandstone mountains at the border of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.
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Mount Roraima, Venezuela
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Mount Roraima, Venezuela
Mount Roraima is the tallest of the Pacaraima chain of tepuis — flat-topped tabletop mountains — in South America's Guiana Highlands, rising to 2,810 metres (9,220 ft) at its highest point. The mountain sits at the junction of three countries: about 85% of its area lies in Venezuela, with the remainder split between Guyana to the north and Brazil to the east, and a marker on the northern plateau sits exactly at the tripoint where all three borders meet. Sheer cliffs 400 to 1,000 metres (1,300 to 3,300 ft) high ring almost the entire mountain, cutting the summit off from the surrounding savanna below.
The rock itself is Proterozoic sandstone, laid down roughly 1.7 to 2 billion years ago, making it among the oldest exposed rock on Earth. Heavy year-round rainfall has etched the summit plateau — which spans more than 10 km (6.2 mi) in length and covers roughly 33 to 50 square kilometres (13-19 sq mi) — into a pseudo-karst landscape riddled with sinkholes and a cave network over 15 km (9.3 mi) long, including the largest known quartz cave in the world. The mountain's isolation has left much of its summit flora and fauna largely unstudied; European explorers first reached the top only in 1884, in an expedition led by Everard im Thurn and Harry Perkins.
This photograph catches first light striking Roraima and the neighbouring Kukenan Tepui across the grassy highland plain, their cliffs still in shadow against the rising sun. As a jigsaw, the scene breaks into clean, confident sections: the pale dawn sky and sunburst go first, the silhouetted mesas next, and the golden, wind-combed grassland in the foreground makes a satisfying final stretch to piece together.
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- Where is Mount Roraima located?
- Mount Roraima sits in the Guiana Highlands at the junction of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. About 85% of the mountain lies within Venezuela, with the rest split between Guyana to the north and Brazil to the east; a boundary marker on the plateau sits at the exact point where all three countries meet.
- How tall are Mount Roraima's cliffs?
- Sheer cliffs ring almost the entire mountain, ranging from about 400 to 1,000 metres (1,300 to 3,300 ft) high. The highest point on the summit plateau reaches 2,810 metres (9,220 ft) above sea level, on its southern edge in Venezuela.
- How old is the rock that forms Mount Roraima?
- The mountain is built from Proterozoic sandstone that formed roughly 1.7 to 2 billion years ago, making it one of the oldest exposed rock formations on Earth. Millions of years of erosion since have carved the surrounding lowlands away, leaving the sandstone plateau standing high above the savanna.
- When was Mount Roraima first climbed?
- The summit was first reached by outsiders in December 1884, during an expedition led by Everard im Thurn and Harry Perkins. Today it remains a popular multi-day trek, with the main route up the mountain's more accessible southwestern cliffs on the Venezuelan side.