Mount Roraima<br /> Pakaraima Mountains<br /> Near Phillipai<br /> West GUYANA<br /> South America<br /> Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateaus in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km² summit area is bounded on all sides by cliffs rising 400 metres. <br /> Elevation: 9,219′<br /> First ascent: 1884<br /> Prominence: 7,671′<br /> Mountain range: Guiana Shield
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