Editing Mount Roraima (section)

==Geography==
Mount Roraima is located in the northern part of South America, the Pacarema Mountains in the eastern part of the Guyana Plateau, Brazil in the east accounting for 5% of its area, Guyana in the north accounting for 10%, and Venezuela in the south and west accounting for 85%.<ref name= "peakbagger"/><ref name= "lagransabana">{{cite web |title= Roraima Tepuy |publisher=La Gran Sabana y Canaima |url= http://www.lagransabana.com/roraima.htm | website = lagransabana.com |access-date= 2022-03-21 |archive-date= 2012-04-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120423122612/http://www.lagransabana.com/roraima.htm }}</ref> Access to Mount Roraima from the Venezuelan side is close to the road and relatively easy; however, for both Brazil and Guyana the area is completely isolated and can only be reached by a few days of forest hikes or small local airstrip.<ref name="PNUD"/><ref name= "Caraurín">{{cite book |title=Caraurín, Venezuela; Brazil; Guyana |publisher= U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency| via= lib.utexas.edu |date= November 1994 |url= http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224388568-nb20-12.jpg |access-date=2022-03-21 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194335/http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224388568-nb20-12.jpg}}</ref><ref name= "climbing">{{cite news |title= New route in remote Guyana |website= Climbing.com |author= MacDonald, Dougald |lang=en |url= http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/cuttingtheline/ |access-date= 2012-04-24 |archive-date= 2012-01-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120119131322/http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/cuttingtheline/}}</ref>

Mount Roraima is a flat-topped mountain, typical of the [[Guiana Shield|Guyana Shield]],<ref name="inparques Ambiente">{{cite web |title=Ambiente Natural |publisher= Instituto Nacional de Parques| website= inparques.gob.ve | location = Venezuela |url= http://www.inparques.gob.ve/index.php?parques=view&codigo=pn_0006&sec=3 |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-date=2020-06-17 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200617131515/http://www.inparques.gob.ve/index.php?parques=view&codigo=pn_0006&sec=3}}</ref> with an elevation of about {{cvt|1,200|m|sigfig=2}} in the southeast and only about {{cvt|600|m|sigfig=2}} in the northwest.<ref name="peakbagger">{{cite web |title=Monte Roraima, Venezuela |website=Peakbagger.com |lang=en |url= http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8684 |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-date=2017-09-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234719/http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8684 }}</ref> The south, southeast, east, northeast and northwest faces are all formed by straight cliffs up to about {{cvt|1,000|m|sigfig=2}} high. At the southern end of the mountain, part of the cliff has collapsed, forming a natural boulder.<ref name= "peakbagger"/><ref name= "geopoesia"/><ref name= "inparques Ambiente"/><ref name= "Elms"/> The base of the cliff is surrounded by steep slopes to the south and east, and the north and west sides form river valleys leading to the summit.<ref name="Caraurín"/><ref name="geopoesia">{{cite web |title=Карта Рораймы, Венесуэла |year=1952 |website=geopoesia.ru | language = ru |url= http://www.geopoesia.ru/ru/map/roraima/basic/main.html |access-date= 2012-04-24 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140117004926/http://www.geopoesia.ru/ru/map/roraima/basic/main.html |archive-date= 2014-01-17}}</ref>

The top of Mount Roraima has a length of more than {{cvt|10|km|sigfig=2}}, a maximum width of {{cvt|5|km|sigfig=2}}, an area of about {{cvt|33|–|50|sqkm|sigfig=2}}, an elevation of more than {{cvt|2,200|m|sigfig=2}}, and an average elevation of {{cvt|2,600|–|2,700|m|sigfig=2}}.<ref name="peakbagger"/><ref name= "theseoultimes"/><ref name="Audy"/> The plateau is a pseudo-[[karst]] surface etched by heavy rainfall.<ref name="geopoesia"/> The highest point is {{cvt|2,810|m|sigfig=4}} above sea level, located at the southern end of the plateau and the highest point in the state of [[Bolívar (state)|Bolívar]],<ref name="peakbagger"/><ref name="PNUD"/><ref name="Audy"/> {{cvt|8.25|km|sigfig=3}} north of the summit is another high point with an elevation of {{cvt|2,772|m|sigfig=2}}, which is the highest point in Guyana.<ref name="peakbagger Guyana">{{cite web |title=Mount Roraima-Guyana high point, Guyana / Venezuela |website= Peakbagger.com|lang=en |url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8682 |access-date=2012-04-11}}</ref> In the northern part of the plateau is the landmark of the border between Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana, with an elevation of {{cvt|2,734|m|sigfig=4}}.<ref name= "peakbagger tripoint">{{cite web |title= Monte Roraima – triple-country Point, Brazil / Guyana / Venezuela |website= Peakbagger.com |lang= en |url= http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8683 |access-date=2012-04-11}}</ref>

Due to its height and proximity to the equator, Mount Roraima has a constant average annual temperature between {{cvt|20|–|22|C|sigfig=2}} and annual rainfall of more than {{cvt|1,500|mm|sigfig=2}}, with {{cvt|1,800|–|3,000|mm|sigfig=2}} in parts of the rainy season from April to November.<ref name="inparques General">{{cite web |title=Información General |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Parques | website = inparques.gob.ve | location = Venezuela| url= http://www.inparques.gob.ve/index.php?parques=view&codigo=pn_0006&sec=2 |access-date=2012-04-24}}</ref> The climatic conditions at the top of the mountain differ significantly from its base, the high cloudiness in the region is associated with the prevailing northeasterly and southeasterly winds, and the relative humidity of the air remains between 75% and 85%.<ref name= "PNUD"/><ref name= "theseoultimes"/><ref name="climate-charts">{{cite web |title=Santa Elena de&nbsp;Uairen, Venezuela: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data |website= climate-charts.com| publisher = World Climate |lang=en |url=http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/v/VN80462.php |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-date=2011-09-25 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110925174757/http://climate-charts.com/Locations/v/VN80462.php }}</ref>