description Cerro Autana Overview
Cerro Autana is a prominent tepui in Amazonas State, Venezuela, rising to roughly 1,300 metres. Tepuis are isolated table-topped mountains, and Cerro Autana is especially notable for a large cave tunnel that penetrates its summit plateau. The mountain has geological and cultural importance, and it is regarded as a sacred place by the Piaroa people, whose traditions are closely connected with the landscape.
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Where is Cerro Autana?
Cerro Autana is in Amazonas State, Venezuela. It is a prominent tepui, meaning an isolated, table-topped mountain.
How tall is Cerro Autana?
Cerro Autana rises to roughly 1,300 metres. The approximate figure reflects its elevation above the surrounding landscape rather than a precise vertical wall height.
What is unusual about Cerro Autana's summit?
A large cave tunnel penetrates the summit plateau. That feature makes the mountain notable even among the isolated tepuis of the Guiana Shield region.
What is a tepui?
A tepui is an isolated, flat-topped mountain with steep sides. Cerro Autana is a Venezuelan example, rising to about 1,300 metres and carrying cultural as well as geological significance.
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