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Maverick Rock

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Maverick Rock

Maverick Rock (Spanish: Roca Maverick or simply El Maverick) is a natural rock formation in Venezuela, on top of Mount Roraima. It is the highest point of that tabletop mountain (a tepui), at 2,810 metres (9,220 ft) a.m.s.l.. The rock stands near the southwestern edge of the mountain plateau. Although Mount Roraima is shared with Guyana (in an area claimed by Venezuela) and Brazil, Maverick Rock is entirely within internationally recognized Venezuelan territory, in the state of BolĂ­var, of which it is the highest point.

The rock's name comes from the apparent similarity of its shape to a Ford Maverick automobile.

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Maverick Rock Wikipedia