Mount Roraima (Summit in South America) Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km² summit area consists on all sides of cliffs rising 400 metres. Elevation: 2,810 m First ascent: 1884 Prominence: 2,338 m Mountain range: Guiana Shield First ascenders: Harry Inniss Perkins, Everard F. im Thurn
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