Kamarkawarai-tepui explained

Kamarkawarai-tepui
Elevation M:	2400
Map:	Venezuela
Map Size:	250
Location:	Bolívar, Venezuela
Coordinates:	5.8708°N -62.0019°W

Kamarkawarai-tepui, also spelled Kamarkaiwaran^[1] or Camarcai-barai, is the easternmost and tallest of the four main tepuis of the Los Testigos chain in Bolívar, Venezuela.^[2] It is connected to the two nearest peaks of the massif—Murisipán-tepui and Tereke-yurén-tepui—by a common basement (the westernmost peak, Aparamán-tepui, is relatively isolated by comparison). The mostly bare summit plateau of Kamarkawarai-tepui has a large, collapsed sinkhole opening in its western portion.

Kamarkawarai-tepui has an elevation of around 2400m (7,900feet) and a summit area of 5sqkm.

See also

• Distribution of Heliamphora

Notes and References

1. Wistuba, A., P. Harbarth & T. Carow (December 2001). Heliamphora folliculata, a new species of Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae) from the ‘Los Testigos’ table mountains in the south of Venezuela. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 30(4): 120–125.
2. 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.