Uei-tepui explained

Uei-tepui
Elevation M:	2150
Map:	Venezuela
Map Size:	250
Location:	Roraima, Brazil / Bolívar, Venezuela
Coordinates:	5.0169°N -60.6153°W

Uei-tepui, also known as Wei-tepui, Cerro El Sol or Serra do Sol^[1] is a tepui on the border between Brazil and Venezuela. It may be considered the southernmost member of the Eastern Tepuis chain.^[2]

Uei-tepui has an elevation of around 2150m (7,050feet), a summit area of 2.5sqkm, and an estimated slope area of 20sqkm. While the peak of Uei-tepui lies completely in Venezuelan territory, large part of the main ridge forms the boundary between Venezuela and Brazil.

See also

• Distribution of Heliamphora

Further reading

• Kok, P.J.R., R.D. MacCulloch, D.B. Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer & F. Bossuyt (7 August 2012). Web site: Low genetic diversity in tepui summit vertebrates. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605015619/http://download.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/PIIS0960982212007105.pdf . 2013-06-05 . Current Biology 22(15): R589–R590. [{{cite web |url= http://download.cell.com/current-biology/mmcs/journals/0960-9822/PIIS0960982212007105.mmc1.pdf |title= supplementary information }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}]

Notes and References

1. McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
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.