The Tallest waterfalls in the world and the table top mountain system-Geo-tourism
Angel Waterfalls is the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall. It is located in the Canaima National Park, within the Bolivar State of southeastern Venezuela. The waterfall tumbles from a cleft near the summit of Table Top Mountain which is also known as Devil’s Canyon. Its total height is 979m, of which the uninterrupted drop is 807m, nearly 16 times the height of Niagara Falls. The falls are on the Rio Kerepacupai Meru river, a tributary of the Rio Carrao and part of the Orinoco River system.
Suddenly, The river drops into a fracture system and accelerates through a channelized cascade of white water. The water of the falls drops into fractures and caverns, then bursts into the air through openings below the top of the sandstone cliff.
The angel waterfall is situated in a distant, lush wilderness with no road access. Tourists can visit by boat and stay overnight in hammocks, one of the camps near the base of the falls.
Geology
The cascade of heart-shaped Auyantepui, one of the largest of the sandstone-capped mesa, into Devil’s Canyon. Angel waterfalls consider among the world’s most dazzling natural wonders. The fall lies in the Canaima National Park area that was founded in 1962. In 1994, UNESCO named it a World Heritage Site.
There are dozens of Tepuis or Mesa in this region; remnants of what geologists believe were the mountains of the ancient supercontinent known as Gondwana. Some of these isolated mesas are two billion years old. The Area preserved an array of unique plant and animal life.
The word ‘Tepui’ comes from the language of the Pemon Indians. Tepui means ‘house of the gods’. The Tepui formations are completely isolated from each other. In Geoscientific term, it is known as Mesa, A table shape mountain.
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Canaima national Park
The Angel Waterfall found itself within the Canaima National Park in Venezuela, not far from the border with Brazil and Guyana. Roraima, a table-top mountain near the park’s Guyana/Brazil border, is the tallest tepui in the park and extremely spectacular. This giant Mesa measures 2,810 meters and a favorite destination among those looking for eye-stopping views.
A trek to this summit takes five days. A guide is essential and can be hired from the Canaima camp. The best time to visit Angel Falls is between the months of May and November.
