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MOUNT RORAIMA Mount Roraima is one of the most spectacular and mysterious geological formations on Earth. Located in South America, it is a flat-topped mountain (known as a tepui) that lies at the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana. Its striking appearance and unique ecology have inspired legends, scientific studies, and even fictional stories, such as Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World. GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND Type of Formation: Tepui (tabletop mountain) Geological Age: Precamb