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
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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