Kukenán Tepui | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,680 m (8,790 ft) |
Coordinates | 5°12′36.38″N 60°49′52.18″W / 5.2101056°N 60.8311611°W |
Geography | |
Location | Venezuela |
Parent range | Guyana Highlands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Plateau |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Kukenán, also known as Matawi or Cuquenán, is a tepui in Bolívar State, Guayana Region, Venezuela. It has an estimated surface area of 2185 hectares (equivalent to 21.85 square kilometres). It is 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high and about 3 km (1.9 mi) long. Kukenan Falls, which is 674 m (2,211 ft) high, is located at the south end of the tepui. [1]
Kukenán is located in Canaima National Park. Next to Kukenán, to the southeast, is Mount Roraima, a better known tepui. Kukenán is more difficult to climb, so it is ascended much less frequently than Mount Roraima. [2]
Canaima National Park is also home to the highest waterfall in the world, which is located in Auyán Tepui. [3]
Scenery on top of Kukenán provided inspiration for the 2009 film Up. [ citation needed]
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Kukenán Tepui | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,680 m (8,790 ft) |
Coordinates | 5°12′36.38″N 60°49′52.18″W / 5.2101056°N 60.8311611°W |
Geography | |
Location | Venezuela |
Parent range | Guyana Highlands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Plateau |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Kukenán, also known as Matawi or Cuquenán, is a tepui in Bolívar State, Guayana Region, Venezuela. It has an estimated surface area of 2185 hectares (equivalent to 21.85 square kilometres). It is 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high and about 3 km (1.9 mi) long. Kukenan Falls, which is 674 m (2,211 ft) high, is located at the south end of the tepui. [1]
Kukenán is located in Canaima National Park. Next to Kukenán, to the southeast, is Mount Roraima, a better known tepui. Kukenán is more difficult to climb, so it is ascended much less frequently than Mount Roraima. [2]
Canaima National Park is also home to the highest waterfall in the world, which is located in Auyán Tepui. [3]
Scenery on top of Kukenán provided inspiration for the 2009 film Up. [ citation needed]
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