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Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 26 (2022): Issue 2 (April 2022)
Open Access
Notes on misconceptions
in the application of geographical names of the tepuis on the borderlands of Guyana and Venezuela and a clarification of the location of Waukauyengtipu and Cerro Venamo
Mateusz Wrazidlo
Mateusz Wrazidlo
,
Stewart McPherson
Stewart McPherson
and
H. David Clarke
H. David Clarke
| Feb 02, 2022
Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 26 (2022): Issue 2 (April 2022)
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Published Online:
Feb 02, 2022
Page range:
75 - 79
Received:
Mar 15, 2021
Accepted:
Oct 27, 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0073
Keywords
Guiana Highlands
,
Waukauyengtipu
,
Tepui
,
Cerro Venamo
,
Guiana Shield
,
Guayana
© 2022 Mateusz Wrazidlo et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.
Figure 1
Exploration history. A map presenting the location of recorded expeditions to Cerro Venamo (Steyermark & Dunsterville 1963/64) and Waukauyengtipu (Clarke 1997; Wrazidlo & Carpenay 2019)Source: map by Łukasz Fiedeń, Jagiellonian University. Made with QGIS (QGIS 2021)
Figure 2
Eastern wall of Waukauyengtipu. Seen from Ararata Camp, Guyana, 5°49′37.4″N 61°08′38.7″WPhoto by: Mateusz Wrazidlo
Figure 3
Wetlands on the summit of Waukauyengtipu. Calio Elliman, of the Arekuna community of Paruima, crossing the submerged swampland on the summit plateau of WaukauyengtipuPhoto by: Mateusz Wrazidlo
Figure 4
Waukauyengtipu. Waukauyengtipu plateau seen from the savanna in close proximity to Uchi Fall, Guyana, 5°40′21″N 61°07′24″WPhoto by: Mateusz Wrazidlo