Eastern Tepuis

The Eastern Tepuis (Spanish: Tepuyes Orientales[1]), also known as the Roraima–Ilú range, is a mountain chain stretching for some 60 kilometres (37 mi) along the border between Guyana, Venezuela and, to a small extent, Brazil.

Moving northwest from Uei-tepui (2,150 m), the main summits of this chain are Roraima-tepui (2,810 m), Kukenán-tepui (2,650 m), Yuruaní-tepui (2,400 m), Wadakapiapué-tepui (2,000 m), Karaurín-tepui (2,500 ), Ilú-tepui (2,700 m), and Tramen-tepui.

[2] The minor peak of Wei-Assipu-tepui lies entirely outside Venezuela, on the border between Brazil and Guyana.

Additionally, there are a number of minor plateaus which form a chain between Uei-tepui and Roraima-tepui.

[2] It includes some of the best known and most widely visited tepuis, particularly Roraima and nearby Kukenán.

Kukenán-tepui (left) and Roraima-tepui , the two most visited of the Eastern Tepuis. The Tëk River and the relatively dry grasslands of the Gran Sabana are visible in the foreground.
Panoramic view of the Eastern Tepuis chain. From left to right: Tramen-tepui , Ilú-tepui , Karaurín-tepui , Wadakapiapué-tepui (obscured by clouds), Yuruaní-tepui , Kukenán-tepui , and Roraima-tepui (obscured by Kukenán and clouds).