Angasima-tepui, also known asAdanta,[2]Adankasima orAdankachimö,[3][4] is atepui inBolívar state,Venezuela.[1] A relatively isolated peak, both it and nearbyUpuigma-tepui lie just south of the vastChimantá Massif, from which they are separated by theRío Aparurén valley.Amurí-tepui, the closest member of the Chimantá Massif, is only 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Angasima-tepui.[1]
The imposing triangular peak of Angasima-tepui has an elevation of around 2,250 metres (7,400 ft). Its summit plateau is heavily windswept, the northern part being dominated by low herbaceous vegetation. A southern peak bears dense tepuiscrub. The mountain has a summit area of 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 32 km2 (12 sq mi).[1] It is situated entirely within the bounds ofCanaima National Park.[5]
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1 List sourced from volume 1 ofFlora of the Venezuelan Guayana; includes landforms that may not strictly conform to the definition of a tepui ortable mountain.2 Poorly known sites or lower mountains treated as tepuis for historical reasons.
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