Mount Wokomung is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, the summit is 1700 metres. Together with Mount Ayanganna, 37 km to the north,
Mount Wokomung | |
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![]() ![]() Mount Wokomung | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
Coordinates | 5°05′N 59°50′W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Pacaraima Mountains |
Wokomung constitutes the easternmost tepui reaching above 1500 metres.
The slopes of Mount Wokomung are covered with medium-high canopy montane forest[1] The summit of Wokomung is a shallow bowl with poor drainage. It supports low woody shrubs and terrestrial bromeliads.
Mount Wokomung supports some species which occur only on high tepuis in the Guiana Shield region[2]
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