Uei-tepui | |
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Uei-tepui in 2013
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,150 m (7,050 ft) |
Coordinates | 05°01′01″N 60°36′55″W / 5.01694°N 60.61528°WCoordinates: 05°01′01″N 60°36′55″W / 5.01694°N 60.61528°W |
Geography | |
Location | Roraima, Brazil / Bolívar, Venezuela |
Uei-tepui, also known as Wei-tepui, Cerro El Sol or Serra do Sol is a tepui on the border between Brazil and Venezuela. It may be considered the southernmost member of the Eastern Tepuis chain.
Uei-tepui has an elevation of around 2,150 metres (7,050 ft), a summit area of 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi), and an estimated slope area of 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi). While the peak of Uei-tepui lies completely in Venezuelan territory, large part of the main ridge forms the boundary between Venezuela and Brazil.