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Mount Roraima

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Mount Roraima (Monte Roraima,also known as aTepuy Roraima and Cerro Roraima) is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateaus in South America. [1]

90 relations: Adelophryne gutturosa, Anomaloglossus praderioi, Anomaloglossus roraima, Anomaloglossus tepuyensis, Arthrosaura guianensis, Augusto Gansser-Biaggi, Bolívar (state), Bonnetia, Brazil–Venezuela border, Brocchinia reducta, Brocchinia tatei, Canaima National Park, Carnivorous plant, Charles Barrington Brown, Climate of Venezuela, Cotingo River, Cuquenan Falls, David Burke (botanist), Distribution of Heliamphora, Drosera roraimae, Eastern Tepuis, Everard im Thurn, Extreme Dreams with Ben Fogle, Geography of Guyana, Gran Sabana, Guiana Shield, Guianan moist forests, Guyana, Heliamphora nutans, History of Roraima, Império, Kukenán-tepui, List of Brazilian states by highest point, List of elevation extremes by country, List of mountains by elevation, List of mountains in Brazil, List of national parks of Brazil, List of Stygnidae species, List of tripoints, List of Ultras of South America, Lost (game show), Mabea (plant), Maringma-tepui, Masked trogon, Maverick Rock, Mazaruni River, Miss Venezuela 2003, Monte Roraima National Park, Mount Ayanganna, Orectanthe, ..., Oreophrynella quelchii, Oreophrynella weiassipuensis, Otophryne steyermarki, Out of the Wild, Outline of Guyana, OutRun 2, Pacaraima Mountains, Paul A. Zahl, Pedra da Mina, Pemon, Plain antvireo, Plateau, Postage stamps and postal history of British Guiana, Professor Challenger, Raleigh's El Dorado Expedition, Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Rondonanthus, Roraima, Roraima Airways, Roraiman antwren, Roraiman barbtail, Santa Elena de Uairén, Serra do Aracá State Park, Stefania roraimae, Stegolepis, Tepui, The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel), The Private Life of Plants, Theodor Koch-Grunberg, Tourism in Brazil, Tourism in Venezuela, Toyota Land Cruiser, Tripoint, Uiramutã, United States of Venezuela, Up (2009 film), Utricularia campbelliana, Wei-Assipu-tepui, Wildlife of Brazil, Yellow-legged thrush. Expand index (40 more) »

Adelophryne gutturosa

Adelophryne gutturosa (common name: Guiana Shield frog) is a species of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae.

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Anomaloglossus praderioi

Anomaloglossus praderioi is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family.

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Anomaloglossus roraima

Anomaloglossus roraima is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family.

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Anomaloglossus tepuyensis

Anomaloglossus tepuyensis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae.

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Arthrosaura guianensis

Arthrosaura guianensis is a South American lizard of the family Gymnophthalmidae.

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Augusto Gansser-Biaggi

Augusto Gansser-Biaggi (28 October 1910 – 9 January 2012) was a Swiss geologist who specialised in the geology of the Himalayas.

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Bolívar (state)

Bolívar (Estado Bolívar), is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

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Bonnetia

Bonnetia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bonnetiaceae.

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Brazil–Venezuela border

The Brazil–Venezuela border is the limit that separates the territories of Brazil and Venezuela.

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Brocchinia reducta

Brocchinia reducta is one of few carnivorous bromeliads.

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Brocchinia tatei

Brocchinia tatei is a species in the genus Brocchinia.

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Canaima National Park

Canaima National Park (Parque Nacional Canaima) is a park in south-eastern Venezuela that roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region.

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Carnivorous plant

Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not energy) from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods.

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Charles Barrington Brown

Charles Barrington Brown (23 August 1839, Cape Breton Island - 13 February 1917, London) was a Canadian geologist and explorer.

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Climate of Venezuela

The Climate of Venezuela is characterized for being tropical and isothermal as a result of its geographical location near the Equator, but because of the topography and the dominant wind direction, several climatic types occur which can be the same as found in temperate latitudes, and even polar regions.

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Cotingo River

The Cotingo River (Rio Cotingo) is a river of Roraima state in northern Brazil, a tributary of the Surumu River.

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Cuquenan Falls

Cuquenan Falls (or Salto Kukenan, Kukenaam, or similar) is the second tallest major waterfall in Venezuela after Angel Falls.

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David Burke (botanist)

David Burke (1854 – 11 April 1897) was one of the most widely travelled plant collectors, who was sent by James Veitch & Sons to collect plants in British Guiana, Burma and Colombia.

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Distribution of Heliamphora

The natural range of the carnivorous plant genus Heliamphora is restricted to the southern Venezuelan states of Amazonas and Bolívar, and to adjacent portions of northern Brazil and western Guyana, an area corresponding to the western part of the Guayana Shield.

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Drosera roraimae

Drosera roraimae is a sundew native to Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.

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Eastern Tepuis

The Eastern Tepuis (Spanish: Tepuyes Orientales), also known as the Roraima–Ilú range, is a mountain chain stretching for some along the border between the disputed territory of Guayana Esequiba in Guyana, Venezuela and, to a small extent, Brazil.

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Everard im Thurn

Sir Everard Ferdinand im Thurn, KCMG, KBE, CB (9 May 1852 – 9 October 1932) was an author, explorer, botanist, photographer and British colonial administrator.

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Extreme Dreams with Ben Fogle

Extreme Dreams is a reality TV programme made by the independent British production company Ricochet (creators of Supernanny, Living in the Sun and other series) and hosted by Ben Fogle.

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Geography of Guyana

The Geography of Guyana comprises the physical characteristics of the country in Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela, with a land area of approximately 214,969 square kilometres.

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Gran Sabana

La Gran Sabana (The Great Savanna) is a region in southeastern Venezuela, part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion.

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Guiana Shield

The Guiana Shield is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate.

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Guianan moist forests

The Guianan moist forests (NT0125) is an ecoregion in the east of Venezuela, north of Brazil and the Guyanas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana).

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Guyana

Guyana (pronounced or), officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a sovereign state on the northern mainland of South America.

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Heliamphora nutans

Heliamphora nutans (Latin: nutans.

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History of Roraima

The history of the territory that is now Roraima, a state at the extreme north of present-day Brazil is recent, but not thereby simple.

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Império

Império (English: Empire) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo.

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Kukenán-tepui

Kukenán, also known as Matawi, is a tepui in Guayana Region, Venezuela.

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List of Brazilian states by highest point

This is a list of the Brazilian states by highest point, including Distrito Federal.

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List of elevation extremes by country

The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country.

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List of mountains by elevation

This is an incomplete list of mountains on Earth, arranged by elevation in metres above sea level.

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List of mountains in Brazil

No description.

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List of national parks of Brazil

A List of national parks of Brazil follows.

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List of Stygnidae species

This is a list of the described species of the harvestman family Stygnidae.

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List of tripoints

This is a list of all three-country tripoints on land or internal waters.

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List of Ultras of South America

This is a list of the 209 ultra prominent peaks, or Ultras in South America.

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Lost (game show)

Lost is a reality television show screened in the United States and United Kingdom in late 2001.

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Mabea (plant)

Mabea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1775.

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Maringma-tepui

Maringma-tepui, also written Mount Maringma and historically known as Mount Marima, is a small tepui of the Pacaraima Mountains in Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana.

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Masked trogon

The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.

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Maverick Rock

Maverick Rock (Roca Maverick or simply El Maverick) is a natural rock formation in Venezuela, on top of Mount Roraima.

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Mazaruni River

The Mazaruni River is a tributary of the Essequibo River in northern Guyana.

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Miss Venezuela 2003

Miss Venezuela 2003 was the 50th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on 16 October 2003.

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Monte Roraima National Park

Monte Roraima National Park (Parque Nacional do Monte Roraima) is a national park in the state of Roraima, northern Brazil.

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Mount Ayanganna

Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, northern South America.

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Orectanthe

Orectanthe is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Xyridaceae, first described as a genus in 1958.

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Oreophrynella quelchii

Oreophrynella quelchii, commonly known as the Roraima black frog or Roraima bush toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

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Oreophrynella weiassipuensis

Oreophrynella weiassipuensis is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae.

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Otophryne steyermarki

Otophryne steyermarki (sapito robusto de Steyermark) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family.

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Out of the Wild

Out of the Wild (known in the first season solely as The Alaska Experiment) is a Discovery Channel reality television series.

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Outline of Guyana

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guyana: Guyana – previously known as British Guiana, is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America.

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OutRun 2

, usually stylized as OutRun2, is a 2003 racing game released by Sega for the arcades.

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Pacaraima Mountains

The Pacaraima or Pakaraima Mountains (Serra Pacaraima, Sierra Pacaraima) are a mountain range primarily in southwestern Guyana, and into northern Brazil and eastern Venezuela.

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Paul A. Zahl

Paul Arthur Zahl (1910 Bensenville, Illinois – Oct. 16, 1985 Greenwich, Connecticut) was an explorer and biologist.

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Pedra da Mina

Pedra da Mina is the fourth highest mountain in Brazil, located in the Serra Fina section of the Mantiqueira Mountains, one of the country's most important mountain ranges.

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Pemon

The Pemon or Pemón (Pemong) are indigenous people living in areas of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana.

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Plain antvireo

The plain antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) is a passerine bird species in the antbird family (Thamnophilidae), wherein it belongs to the antshrike subfamily (Thamnophilinae).

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography a plateau (or; plural plateaus or plateaux),is also called a high plain or a tableland, it is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.

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Postage stamps and postal history of British Guiana

A privately run packet service for mail existed in British Guiana in 1796, and continued for a number of years.

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Professor Challenger

George Edward Challenger is a fictional character in a series of fantasy and science fiction stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Raleigh's El Dorado Expedition

Raleigh's El Dorado expedition also known as Raleigh's first voyage to Guiana was a military and exploratory expedition that took place during the Anglo–Spanish War in April 1595.

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Robin Hanbury-Tenison

(Airling) Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE, DL, Dsc, Dhc, MA, FLS, FRGS (born 7 May 1936) is a Cornish based explorer.

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Rondonanthus

Rondonanthus is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae.

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Roraima

Roraima (Pemon: roro imã, "parrot mountain" i.e. "Green Peak") is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region.

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Roraima Airways

Roraima Airways is a regional airline of Guyana with its main hub at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport.

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Roraiman antwren

The Roraiman antwren (Herpsilochmus roraimae) is a insectivorous bird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.

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Roraiman barbtail

The Roraiman barbtail (Roraimia adusta) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.

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Santa Elena de Uairén

Santa Elena de Uairén is a small Venezuelan city (29,795 inhabitants in 2006) in the state of Bolívar near the border with Brazil and Guyana.

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Serra do Aracá State Park

The Serra do Aracá State Park (Parque Estadual da Serra do Aracá) is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

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Stefania roraimae

Stefania roraimae (common names: Roraima treefrog, Roraima stefania) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae.

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Stegolepis

Stegolepis is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1872.

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Tepui

A tepui, or tepuy, is a table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana.

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The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel)

The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive.

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The Private Life of Plants

The Private Life of Plants is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first shown in the United Kingdom from 11 January 1995.

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Theodor Koch-Grunberg

Theodor Koch-Grünberg (April 9th, 1872, Grünberg, Hesse, German Empire – October 8th, 1924, Caracaraí, Brazil) was a German ethnologist and explorer who made a valuable contribution to the study of the Indigenous peoples in South America, in particular the Pemon of Venezuela and other indigenous peoples in the Amazon region extending South-Western Brazil and a large part of the Vaupés region in Colombia.

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Tourism in Brazil

Tourism in Brazil is a growing sector and key to the economy of several regions of the country.

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Tourism in Venezuela

Tourism in Venezuela has been developed considerably in recent decades, particularly because of its geographical position, the variety of landscapes, the richness of plant and wildlife, the artistic expressions and the privileged tropical climate of the country, which affords each region (especially the beaches) throughout the year.

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Toyota Land Cruiser

The is a series of four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese car maker Toyota.

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Tripoint

A tripoint, trijunction, triple point or tri-border area is a geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or subnational entities meet.

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Uiramutã

Uiramutã is a municipality located in the northeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil.

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United States of Venezuela

The United States of Venezuela (Estados Unidos de Venezuela) was the official name of Venezuela, adopted in its 1864 constitution under the Juan Crisóstomo Falcón government.

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Up (2009 film)

Up is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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Utricularia campbelliana

Utricularia campbelliana is a small epiphytic, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia.

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Wei-Assipu-tepui

Wei-Assipu-tepui, also known as Little Roraima or Roraiminha,McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011).

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Wildlife of Brazil

The wildlife of Brazil comprises all naturally occurring animals, fungi and plants in the South American country.

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Yellow-legged thrush

The yellow-legged thrush (Turdus flavipes) is a songbird of northern and eastern South America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Roraima

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