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'''Cerro de la Neblina''' (lit. "Mountain of the Mist"<ref>Myers, C.W., E.E. Williams & R.W. McDiarmid (9 September 1993). [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/4967 A new anoline lizard (''Phenacosaurus'') from the highland of Cerro de la Neblina, southern Venezuela]. ''American Museum Novitates'', no. 3070: 1–15.</ref>), also known as '''Serra da Neblina''' in [[Brazil]]<ref>{{pt icon}} Cronemberger, F.M., P. Wallace, E. Bertold, R.R. de Oliveira & J. Bastos (2007). {{cite web|url= http://seb-ecologia.org.br/viiiceb/pdf/315.pdf |title=Distribuição espacial da família Arecaceae na Serra da Neblina, Amazônia, Brasil. }} In: ''Anais do VIII Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, 23 a 28 de Setembro de 2007, Caxambu - MG''. Sociedade de Ecologia do Brasil.</ref> and '''Sierra de la Neblina''' in [[Venezuela]],<ref name=intro /> is a [[sandstone]] [[massif]] located in the northern [[Amazon Basin]]. It is a tilted, heavily [[Dissected plateau|eroded plateau]], with a deep canyon in its central portion ('''Cañón Grande'''), drained by the [[Baria River]]. The southeastern ridge of the massif forms part of the Brazil–Venezuela border, and it is where the massif reaches its highest elevation, the [[Pico da Neblina]] in Brazilian territory. At {{convert|2994|m|ft}} [[above sea level]],<ref name=altitude>[Anonymous] (13 September 2004). [http://www.ibge.gov.br/english/presidencia/noticias/noticia_impressao.php?id_noticia=215 Four Brazilian peaks have their altitude changed]. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.</ref> this is the highest mountain of the entire [[Guayana Shield]].<ref name=intro /> The slightly shorter [[Pico 31 de Março|Pico 31 de Março / Pico Phelps]] lies a few hundred metres away on the border itself and is Brazil's second-highest mountain, and the highest mountain in Venezuela outside of the [[Andes]]. The massif's other named peaks include [[Pico Cardona]], [[Pico Maguire]], and [[Pico Zuloaga]].<ref name=CBC11/12 /><ref>{{es icon}} Brewer-Carías, C. (2012–2013). {{cite web|url= http://charlesbrewercarias.com/Images/Publicaciones%20y%20Documentales/CARNIVORAS%20en%20los%20tepuyes.pdf |title=Las plantas carnívoras de los tepuyes. }} ''Río Verde'' '''9''': 73–88.</ref> To the north of Cerro de la Neblina lie the smaller outcrops of [[Cerro Aracamuni]] and [[Cerro Avispa]], both reaching approximately {{convert|1600|m|ft|sigfig=2}} in elevation.<ref name=intro>Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) ''[[Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana|Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.]]'' Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. pp.&nbsp;1–61.</ref>
'''Cerro de la Neblina''' (lit. "Mountain of the Mist"<ref>Myers, C.W., E.E. Williams & R.W. McDiarmid (9 September 1993). [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/4967 A new anoline lizard (''Phenacosaurus'') from the highland of Cerro de la Neblina, southern Venezuela]. ''American Museum Novitates'', no. 3070: 1–15.</ref>), also known as '''Serra da Neblina''' in [[Brazil]]<ref>{{pt icon}} Cronemberger, F.M., P. Wallace, E. Bertold, R.R. de Oliveira & J. Bastos (2007). {{cite web|url=http://seb-ecologia.org.br/viiiceb/pdf/315.pdf |title=Distribuição espacial da família Arecaceae na Serra da Neblina, Amazônia, Brasil. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210100/http://seb-ecologia.org.br/viiiceb/pdf/315.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-03 |df= }} In: ''Anais do VIII Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, 23 a 28 de Setembro de 2007, Caxambu - MG''. Sociedade de Ecologia do Brasil.</ref> and '''Sierra de la Neblina''' in [[Venezuela]],<ref name=intro /> is a [[sandstone]] [[massif]] located in the northern [[Amazon Basin]]. It is a tilted, heavily [[Dissected plateau|eroded plateau]], with a deep canyon in its central portion ('''Cañón Grande'''), drained by the [[Baria River]]. The southeastern ridge of the massif forms part of the Brazil–Venezuela border, and it is where the massif reaches its highest elevation, the [[Pico da Neblina]] in Brazilian territory. At {{convert|2994|m|ft}} [[above sea level]],<ref name=altitude>[Anonymous] (13 September 2004). [http://www.ibge.gov.br/english/presidencia/noticias/noticia_impressao.php?id_noticia=215 Four Brazilian peaks have their altitude changed]. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.</ref> this is the highest mountain of the entire [[Guayana Shield]].<ref name=intro /> The slightly shorter [[Pico 31 de Março|Pico 31 de Março / Pico Phelps]] lies a few hundred metres away on the border itself and is Brazil's second-highest mountain, and the highest mountain in Venezuela outside of the [[Andes]]. The massif's other named peaks include [[Pico Cardona]], [[Pico Maguire]], and [[Pico Zuloaga]].<ref name=CBC11/12 /><ref>{{es icon}} Brewer-Carías, C. (2012–2013). {{cite web|url= http://charlesbrewercarias.com/Images/Publicaciones%20y%20Documentales/CARNIVORAS%20en%20los%20tepuyes.pdf |title=Las plantas carnívoras de los tepuyes. }} ''Río Verde'' '''9''': 73–88.</ref> To the north of Cerro de la Neblina lie the smaller outcrops of [[Cerro Aracamuni]] and [[Cerro Avispa]], both reaching approximately {{convert|1600|m|ft|sigfig=2}} in elevation.<ref name=intro>Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) ''[[Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana|Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.]]'' Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. pp.&nbsp;1–61.</ref>


The massif was first explored in 1954 by an American expedition led by [[Bassett Maguire]] that performed an aerial inspection and then climbed the massif's northwestern slopes.<ref>Maguire, B. (January 1955). Cerro de la Neblina, Amazonas, Venezuela: a newly discovered sandstone mountain. ''Geographical Review'' '''45'''(1): 27–51. {{JSTOR|211728}}</ref><ref>Maguire, B. & J.J. Wurdack (October 1959). The position of Cerro de la Neblina, Venezuela. [pp.&nbsp;566–569] In: Geographical record. ''Geographical Review'' '''49'''(4): 563–588. {{JSTOR|212215}}</ref><ref name=CBC11/12>{{es icon}} Brewer-Carías, C. (2011–2012). [http://issuu.com/revistarioverde/docs/rioverdelaneblina La Neblina: el tepuy más alto y remoto]. ''Río Verde'' '''6''': 61–74.</ref> In January 1999, a group of [[carnivorous plant]] enthusiasts climbed Pico da Neblina following a 30&nbsp;km hike up the previously unexplored northeastern ridge.<ref>Rivadavia, F. (December 1999). [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv28n4p122_124.pdf Neblina expedition.] ''[[Carnivorous Plant Newsletter]]'' '''28'''(4): 122–124.</ref>
The massif was first explored in 1954 by an American expedition led by [[Bassett Maguire]] that performed an aerial inspection and then climbed the massif's northwestern slopes.<ref>Maguire, B. (January 1955). Cerro de la Neblina, Amazonas, Venezuela: a newly discovered sandstone mountain. ''Geographical Review'' '''45'''(1): 27–51. {{JSTOR|211728}}</ref><ref>Maguire, B. & J.J. Wurdack (October 1959). The position of Cerro de la Neblina, Venezuela. [pp.&nbsp;566–569] In: Geographical record. ''Geographical Review'' '''49'''(4): 563–588. {{JSTOR|212215}}</ref><ref name=CBC11/12>{{es icon}} Brewer-Carías, C. (2011–2012). [http://issuu.com/revistarioverde/docs/rioverdelaneblina La Neblina: el tepuy más alto y remoto]. ''Río Verde'' '''6''': 61–74.</ref> In January 1999, a group of [[carnivorous plant]] enthusiasts climbed Pico da Neblina following a 30&nbsp;km hike up the previously unexplored northeastern ridge.<ref>Rivadavia, F. (December 1999). [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv28n4p122_124.pdf Neblina expedition.] ''[[Carnivorous Plant Newsletter]]'' '''28'''(4): 122–124.</ref>

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Cerro de la Neblina
Topographic map of the massif
Highest point
Elevation2,994 m (9,823 ft)[1]
Geography
Cerro de la Neblina is located in Venezuela
Cerro de la Neblina
Cerro de la Neblina
Location in Venezuela
LocationAmazonas, Brazil / Amazonas, Venezuela

Cerro de la Neblina (lit. "Mountain of the Mist"[2]), also known as Serra da Neblina in Brazil[3] and Sierra de la Neblina in Venezuela,[4] is a sandstone massif located in the northern Amazon Basin. It is a tilted, heavily eroded plateau, with a deep canyon in its central portion (Cañón Grande), drained by the Baria River. The southeastern ridge of the massif forms part of the Brazil–Venezuela border, and it is where the massif reaches its highest elevation, the Pico da Neblina in Brazilian territory. At 2,994 metres (9,823 ft) above sea level,[1] this is the highest mountain of the entire Guayana Shield.[4] The slightly shorter Pico 31 de Março / Pico Phelps lies a few hundred metres away on the border itself and is Brazil's second-highest mountain, and the highest mountain in Venezuela outside of the Andes. The massif's other named peaks include Pico Cardona, Pico Maguire, and Pico Zuloaga.[5][6] To the north of Cerro de la Neblina lie the smaller outcrops of Cerro Aracamuni and Cerro Avispa, both reaching approximately 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) in elevation.[4]

The massif was first explored in 1954 by an American expedition led by Bassett Maguire that performed an aerial inspection and then climbed the massif's northwestern slopes.[7][8][5] In January 1999, a group of carnivorous plant enthusiasts climbed Pico da Neblina following a 30 km hike up the previously unexplored northeastern ridge.[9]

Cerro de la Neblina is sometimes referred to as the Neblina Massif,[10][11] though this term may also encompass Cerro Aracamuni and Cerro Avispa (a grouping of mountains more precisely known as the Neblina–Aracamuni Massif).[4] The Neblina–Aracamuni Massif has a total summit area of roughly 473 km2 (183 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 1,515 km2 (585 sq mi), of which Cerro de la Neblina accounts for 235 km2 (91 sq mi) and 857 km2 (331 sq mi), respectively.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b [Anonymous] (13 September 2004). Four Brazilian peaks have their altitude changed. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.
  2. ^ Myers, C.W., E.E. Williams & R.W. McDiarmid (9 September 1993). A new anoline lizard (Phenacosaurus) from the highland of Cerro de la Neblina, southern Venezuela. American Museum Novitates, no. 3070: 1–15.
  3. ^ Template:Pt icon Cronemberger, F.M., P. Wallace, E. Bertold, R.R. de Oliveira & J. Bastos (2007). "Distribuição espacial da família Arecaceae na Serra da Neblina, Amazônia, Brasil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) In: Anais do VIII Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, 23 a 28 de Setembro de 2007, Caxambu - MG. Sociedade de Ecologia do Brasil.
  4. ^ a b c d e Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. pp. 1–61.
  5. ^ a b Template:Es icon Brewer-Carías, C. (2011–2012). La Neblina: el tepuy más alto y remoto. Río Verde 6: 61–74.
  6. ^ Template:Es icon Brewer-Carías, C. (2012–2013). "Las plantas carnívoras de los tepuyes" (PDF). Río Verde 9: 73–88.
  7. ^ Maguire, B. (January 1955). Cerro de la Neblina, Amazonas, Venezuela: a newly discovered sandstone mountain. Geographical Review 45(1): 27–51. JSTOR 211728
  8. ^ Maguire, B. & J.J. Wurdack (October 1959). The position of Cerro de la Neblina, Venezuela. [pp. 566–569] In: Geographical record. Geographical Review 49(4): 563–588. JSTOR 212215
  9. ^ Rivadavia, F. (December 1999). Neblina expedition. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 28(4): 122–124.
  10. ^ McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  11. ^ Carvalho, F.A., A. Salino & C.E. Zartman (July 2012). New country and regional records from the Brazilian side of Neblina Massif. American Fern Journal 102(3): 228–232. doi:10.1640/0002-8444-102.3.228

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