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Kamarkawarai tepui

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Location
  
Bolívar, Venezuela

Elevation
  
2,400 m

Kamarkawarai-tepui

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Kamarkawarai-tepui, also spelled Kamarkaiwaran or Camarcai-barai, is the easternmost and tallest of the four main tepuis of the Los Testigos chain in Bolívar, Venezuela. 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.

Map of Kamarkawarai-tepui, Bol%C3%ADvar, Venezuela

Kamarkawarai-tepui has an elevation of around 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) and a summit area of 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi).

References

Kamarkawarai-tepui Wikipedia