Mount Ayanganna
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Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, and located Script error: No such module "convert". east of Mount Roraima.[1]
With a height of Script error: No such module "convert". it is the easternmost tepui taller than Script error: No such module "convert".. It is part of the Guiana Shield and Guyana Highlands.
Ecology
The slopes of Mount Ayanganna are covered in tall-canopy lower montane forest, up to about 1100 metres.[2] Above this elevation, there is a series of "steps" – relatively flat plateaus separated by steeper slopes. The poorly drained plateaus support low-canopy forest or terrestrial bromeliads. The slopes support medium-canopy high-montane forest. The amphibians and reptiles of Ayanganna have been surveyed.[3]
Mount Ayanganna is fully within Guyanese territory and is surrounded by rainforest.
Culture
In 1966, the national flag was planted on Mount Ayanganna to commemorate Independence.[4][5] It is undertaken yearly by members of the Guyana Defence Force. The Georgetown army base headquarters[6] is also named after Mount Ayanganna. In 1992, the first female soldier joined the expedition.[7]
See also
References
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