Mount Ayanganna
Mount Ayanganna is located in Guyana
Mount Ayanganna
Mount Ayanganna
Highest point
Elevation2,040 m (6,690 ft)
Coordinates5°23′N 59°56′W / 5.383°N 59.933°W / 5.383; -59.933[1]
Geography
LocationGuyana
Parent rangePakaraima Mountains

Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, and located 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Mount Roraima.[2]

With a height of 2,041 metres (6,696 ft) it is the easternmost tepui taller than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is part of the Guiana Shield and Guyana Highlands.

Ecology

The slopes of Mount Ayanganna are covered in tall-canopy lower montane forest, up to about 1100 metres.[3] Above this elevation, there is a series of "steps" – relatively flat plateaus separated by steeper slopes. The poorly drained plateaus support low-canopy forest or terrestrial bromeliads. The slopes support medium-canopy high-montane forest. The amphibians and reptiles of Ayanganna have been surveyed.[4]

Mount Ayanganna is fully within Guyanese territory and is surrounded by rainforest.

Culture

In 1966, the national flag was planted on Mount Ayanganna to commemorate Independence.[5][6] It is undertaken yearly by members of the Guyana Defence Force. The Georgetown army base headquarters[7] is also named after Mount Ayanganna. In 1992, the first female soldier joined the expedition.[8]

See also

  • Tepuis topics

References

  1. ↑ Decision List. The Board. 1953.
  2. ↑ BDG Plant Collectors: David Clarke. National Museum of Natural History.
  3. ↑ Huber, Ghabarran & Funk, O, G & V (1995). "Vegetation Map of Guyana". Centre for the Study of BiologicalDiversity, University of Guyana.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ MacCulloch and Lathrop (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana". Royal Ontario Museum Contributions in Science. Royal Ontario Museum. 4: 1–35.
  5. ↑ "Guyana National Awards presented". Stabroek News. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. ↑ "Businessman Asad Ishoof passes away". Stabroek News. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. ↑ Chabrol, Denis (2018-01-25). "GDF to undergo major restructuring". Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  8. ↑ "First female paratrooper spotlights women in the army". Stabroek News. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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