Aparamán-tepui explained

Aparamán-tepui
Elevation M:2100
Map:Venezuela
Map Size:250
Location:Bolívar, Venezuela
Coordinates:5.8869°N -62.1311°W

Aparamán-tepui is the westernmost of the four main tepuis of the Los Testigos chain in Bolívar, Venezuela.[1] While the other three tepuis share a common slope area, Aparamán is derived from a separate basement. Aparamán-tepui has an elevation of around 2100m (6,900feet), a summit area of 1.25sqkm, and an estimated slope area of 28sqkm. Its mostly bare summit plateau is highly dissected, presenting difficulties even for helicopter landings.

In his 1978 book, La Vegetación del Mundo Perdido, Charles Brewer-Carías referred to a smaller lateral peak of Aparamán-tepui (5.8756°N -62.1133°W) as Murochiopán-tepui, though this name is now more commonly applied to the major peak immediately east of it.

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Notes and References

  1. 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.