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Kukenán, also known as Matawi or Cuquenán, is a tepui in Bolívar State, Guyana 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 Tepui | |
|---|---|
 Kukenan Tepui | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,680 m (8,790 ft) |
| Coordinates | 5°12′36.38″N 60°49′52.18″W |
| Geography | |
  Kukenán Tepui Location of Kukenan Tepui | |
| Location | Venezuela |
| Parent range | Guyana Highlands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Plateau |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
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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See also
- Gran Sabana
References
- Kukenaam, Salto Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. World Waterfall Database.
- Kukenan Tepui. SummitPost. 24 July 2007.
- "Kukenan Tepui : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org.
Further reading
- Kok, P.J.R., R.D. MacCulloch, D.B. Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer & F. Bossuyt (7 August 2012). "Low genetic diversity in tepui summit vertebrates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2013. Current Biology 22(15): R589–R590. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.034 ["supplementary information" (PDF).[permanent dead link]][permanent dead link]
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[de] Kukenán
Der Kukenán ist ein 2680 m hoher Tafelberg im Bundesstaat Bolívar in der Region Guayana in Venezuela.[1] Er liegt im Nationalpark Canaima und ist etwas niedriger als der östlich gelegene Roraima-Tepui. An der Südseite des Tepuis befindet sich ein Wasserfall, der Salto Kukenan.- [en] Kukenán-tepui
[es] Tepuy Kukenán
El tepuy Kukenán[1] o Cuquenán es un tepuy en la parroquia Santa Elena de Uairén, municipio Gran Sabana, estado Bolívar, en la región Guayana, parte del país sudamericano de Venezuela. Posee una superficie estimada en 2185 hectáreas (equivalentes a 21,85 kilómetros cuadrados). Tiene una altitud de 2680 m y una longitud de 3 km. El salto Kukenán, de 674 m de desnivel, se encuentra en el extremo sureste del tepuy.[2][fr] Tepuy Kukenan
Le tepuy Kukenan est un des tepuys du Venezuela. Il appartient au massif de la sierra de Pacaraima, dans le bouclier Précambrien du plateau des Guyanes.[it] Kukenan
Kukenan è un tepui in Venezuela, nella regione di Guayana. È alto 2.680 metri e lungo circa 3 km. Le cascate del salto Kukenan, alte 673 metri, si trovano sulla parte meridionale del tepui.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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