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Cerro Roraima or Monte Roraima
Portuguese:
Monte Roraímã
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Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima

mountain, South America
Also known as: Cerro Roraima
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Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima, giant flat-topped mountain, or mesa, in the Pakaraima Mountains of the Guiana Highlands, at the point where the boundaries of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana meet. About 9 miles (14 km) long and 9,094 feet (2,772 meters) high, it is the source of many rivers of Guyana, and of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems. Mount Roraima is the highest point in Guyana.

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