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Cerro Sororopán
Sign in to saveSororopán-tepui is a long ridge in Bolívar state, Venezuela. It has a maximum elevation of around and its densely forested slopes cover an estimated area of . The ridge has a southwest–northeast orientation and is characterised by a steep southern face. Part of the Ptari Massif, it lies just south of Carrao-tepui and neighbouring Ptari-tepui.
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- Venezuela
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- Bolívar
- Continent
- Americas
- Elevation
- 2056
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- Guiana Highlands
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Sororopán-tepui is a long ridge in Bolívar state, Venezuela. It has a maximum elevation of around and its densely forested slopes cover an estimated area of . The ridge has a southwest–northeast orientation and is characterised by a steep southern face. Part of the Ptari Massif, it lies just south of Carrao-tepui and neighbouring Ptari-tepui.
thumb|center|1200px|View from Kavanayén in the [[Gran Sabana, looking northwards. The large forested ridge is Sororopán-tepui, with Ptari-tepui visible just behind. Moving left is Moná-tepui and then, off in the distance, the Los Testigos chain, beginning with Kamarkawarai-tepui.]] thumb|center|1200px|The flat, symmetrical peak of Ptari-tepui is visible on the left, with the long southwestern face of Sororopán-tepui extending to the right.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cerro Sororopán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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