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=== Relief === [[Mount Roraima]], located in [[Pacaraima Mountains]], is the highest point in the state and one of the highest in the country, with {{convert|2,875|m|-2|abbr=in}}. The relief in the state is quite varied. Near the borders of Venezuela and Guyana are the mountains of [[Parima Mountains|Parima]] and [[Pacaraima Mountains|Pacaraima]], where [[Mount Roraima]] is located, with an altitude of {{convert|2,875|m|-2|abbr=in}}. As it is in the far north of Brazil, its points in the far north are the [[Uailan River]] and Mount Caburaí.<ref name=":4" /> Roraima is predominantly flat. About 60% of the area is below {{convert|200|m|-2|abbr=in}}, about 25% averages between 200 and 300 metres, 14% from 300 to 900 metres and only 1% has elevations over 900 metres above [[sea level]]. There are also two [[Geomorphology|geomorphological]] structures: the Wavy Plateau and the Northern Escarpments, which are part of the [[Guiana Shield]]. Its Wavy Plateau is a large pediplain, formed by isolated and dispersed massifs and peaks.<ref name=":4" /> Because of its variations, the relief is divided into five degrees: The first-degree houses areas of the state that can be flooded, which do not have a specific form of relief, but which are covered by a thin layer of water; the second degree would be the [[Branco River]] pediplain, an important unit of enormous expression in the state since it occupies a large part of its lands. In this pediplain, the altitudes vary from 70 to 160 metres and have a low slope towards the river channels. The third degree is formed by elevations that can reach an altitude of 400 metres.<ref name=":4" /> There are mountain ranges such as Serra da Lua, Serra Grande, Serra da Batata and others. The fourth degree is characterized by elevations that can vary from 600 to 2,000 metres of altitude, formed mainly by the [[Pacaraima Mountains|Pacaraima mountain range]], [[Parima Mountains|Serra do Parima]] and Serra do Urucuzeiro. These mountains are joined in the form of chains and the rivers that form the [[Uraricoera River|Uraricoera river]] are born there. Finally, the fifth degree, groups the highest regions, formed by elevations that reach almost 3,000 metres of altitude.<ref name=":4" /> {{Multiple image | align = center | direction = horizontal | width = 220 | image4 = Parque Nacional do Monte Roraima (1).jpg | caption4 = Landscape of the [[Mount Roraima National Park]] | image1 = Parque Nacional do Viruá, Roraima (2).jpg | caption1 = Landscape of the [[Viruá National Park]] | image2 = Paisagem da Serra do Tepequém.jpg | caption2 = Rock formations in the Serra do Tepequém | image3 = Savanas de Roraima (1).jpg | caption3 = Savannah landscape in northeastern Roraima }}
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