A tepui /ˈtɛpwi/, or tepuy is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house ...
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A tepui, or tepuy, is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana. Wikipedia
Height: 1,000 to 3,000 meters
Area: 50,675 km2 (19,566 sq mi)
Biome: tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Protected: 37,658 km2 (74%)
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Jul 12, 2021 · Tepuis are some of the oldest geologic formations in South America. The table-top mountains are remnants of a once-continuous sandstone plateau ...