World Environment Day - Tepuy Auyan, 'Devil's mountain', paradise for biodiversity, Venezuela

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 September 2018 at 22:24:13 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 December 2018 at 14:37:49 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Plateau, tableland, rainforest, national park, erosion, canyon, waterfall, Guiana shield, UNESCO World Heritage
Fig. 1 - S2 (15.12.2018) - Devil's mountain has a heart-shaped summit area of 666 km² and an estimated slope area of 715 km².
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This UNESCO World Heritage Site lies within Canaima National Park. This plateau hosts a rich flora and numerous birds, amphibians & reptiles.
Fig. 2 - S1 (12.09.2018) - It is very tilted, rising from 1600 m in the NW to 2400 m max in the SE, dominating the 450 m high valley floor.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (15.12.2018) - Its sandstone plateau belongs to the 1.7-2 billion years old Guiana shield in which is carved Cañón de Diablo.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (15.12.2018) - At 979m high (807m uninterrupted), Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall in the World; it falls into Cañón de Diablo.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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