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Notes on misconceptions in the application of geographical names of the tepuis on the borderlands of Guyana and Venezuela and a clarification of the location of Waukauyengtipu and Cerro Venamo

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  • Wrazidlo Mateusz

    (Department of Fundamentals of Machinery Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland)

  • McPherson Stewart

    (Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., 61 Lake Drive, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom)

  • Clarke H. David

    (Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina Asheville, One University Heights, Asheville, USA)

Abstract

A review of recent publications concerning the South American Pantepui biogeographic region revealed recurring mistakes in the naming of several table mountains (known locally as ‘tepui’, ‘tipu’ or ‘tepuy’) located around the Guyana-Venezuela border, close to the transection of the so-called Schomburgk Line and the course of Rio Venamo. The mistakes are believed to have arisen and have been repeated as a result of a noticeable scarcity of detailed maps of the region, its short history of exploration and ongoing inaccessibility.

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  • Wrazidlo Mateusz & McPherson Stewart & Clarke H. David, 2022. "Notes on misconceptions in the application of geographical names of the tepuis on the borderlands of Guyana and Venezuela and a clarification of the location of Waukauyengtipu and Cerro Venamo," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 26(2), pages 75-79, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:26:y:2022:i:2:p:75-79:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0073
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