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Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, and located 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Mount Roraima.[2]

Mount Ayanganna
Mount Ayanganna Guyana
Highest point
Elevation	2,040 m (6,690 ft)
Coordinates	5°23′N 59°56′W[1]
Geography
Location	Guyana
Parent range	Pakaraima Mountains

With a height of 2,041 metres (6,696 ft) it is the easternmost tepui taller than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the Guiana Shield and Guyana Highlands.

Ecology

The slopes of Mount Ayanganna are covered in tall-canopy lower montane forest, up to about 1100 metres.[3] Above this elevation, there is a series of "steps" - relatively flat plateaus separated by steeper slopes. The poorly drained plateaus support low-canopy forest or terrestrial bromeliads. The slopes support medium-canopy high-montane forest. The amphibians and reptiles of Ayanganna have been surveyed.[4]

Mount Ayanganna is fully within Guyanese territory and is surrounded by rainforest.

Culture

In 1966, the national flag was planted on Mount Ayanganna to commemorate Independence.[5][6] It is undertaken yearly by members of the Guyana Defence Force. The Georgetown army base headquarters[7] is also named after Mount Ayanganna. In 1992, the first female soldier joined the expedition.[8]

See also

• Tepuis topics

References

На других языках

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- [en] Mount Ayanganna

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[fr] Mont Ayanganna

Le mont Ayanganna est un sommet qui culmine à 2 041 mètres d'altitude. Il est situé au Guyana.

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[it] Monte Ayanganna

Il monte Ayanganna (2.042 m) è il monte più alto della Guyana e si trova interamente nel suo territorio.

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