World / Guyana / Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo / Lethem, 226 km from center Coordinates: 5°11'47"N   60°43'58"W

Mount RoraimaMount Roraima

Mount Roraima



Mount Roraima (known as Monte o Cerro Roraima in Spanish, Monte Roraima in Portuguese), with a peak at 2,810 metres (8986 feet), is the highest of Venezuela's distinctive table-top mountains, known as tepuis.

The mountain marks the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana, although more than three quarters of the mountain is in Venezuelan territory. It is the highset mountain in Guyana, but Venezuela and Brazil have higher mountains. The triple border point on the summit is at 5°12'08N, 60°44'07W.
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