Question

The Pemon people guide visitors across the Gran Sabana to Kukenán and to this mountain, which they believe to be the stump of a world tree. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this mountain above the longest quartzite cave in the world. The novel The Lost World names a summit of this mountain.
ANSWER: Mount Roraima [or Cerro Roraima; or Monte Roraima; accept, BUT DO NOT REVEAL, Tepui Roraima]
[10m] Roraima, Kukenán, and Cerro Sarisariñama are examples of these mesas in the Guiana Shield. These sandstone table-top mountains have been called “islands above the rainforest” due to their isolated biodiversity.
ANSWER: tepuis [or tepuy]
[10e] In 1970, a gold prospector’s plane was removed from the Auyán Tepui, the source of this tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world.
ANSWER: Angel Falls [or Salto Ángel; or Kerepakupai Merú; or Parakupá Vená]
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y110.00100%0%0%

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Georgia Tech AChicago A001010