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Описание каналаMount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateaus in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh during his expedition in 1595, its 31-square-kilometre summit area is bounded on all sides by cliffs rising 400 metres. The mountain also serves as the triple border point of Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.
Mount Roraima lies on the Guiana Shield in the southeastern corner of Venezuela′s 30,000-square-kilometre Canaima National Park forming the highest peak of Guyana′s Highland Range. The tabletop mountains of the park are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to some two billion years ago in the Precambrian.
The highest point in Guyana and the highest point of the Brazilian state of Roraima lie on the plateau, but Venezuela and Brazil have higher mountains elsewhere. The triple border point is at 5°12′08″N 60°44′07″W, but the m...
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