Geology and Minerals

Gran Sabana

The Gran Sabana (Spanish pronunciation: [la ɣɾan saˈβana], English: The Great Savanna) is a region in southeastern Venezuela which is part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion. It extends into the Guiana Highlands and south-east into Bolívar State to the borders with Brazil and Guyana. The Gran Sabana has an area of 10,820 km2 (4,180 sq mi) and is part of Canaima National Park, Venezuela's second-largest national park; only Parima Tapirapecó National Park is larger than Canaima. The average temperature is around 20 °C (68 °F) and can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) at night or lower at higher elevations. The region includes rivers, waterfalls, gorges, deep valleys and jungles, and savannas hosting a number and variety of plant species, diverse fauna, and isolated table-top mesas locally known as tepuis.

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See also

• ▸Cape Nome
• ▸Capture of Enschede (1597)
• ▸Dinosaur Valley State Park

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