Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km² summit area is defended by 400-metre-tall cliffs on all sides.
Elevation: 9,219' (2,810 m)
First ascent: 1884
Prominence: 7,671' (2,338 m)
Mountain range: Guiana Shield
First ascenders: Harry Inniss Perkins, Everard F. im Thurn
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Looking at it makes me wonder where all the waterfalls get their water from......
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