Churí-tepui Cave System, Chimantá Massif (Chimantha Massif), Gran Sabana Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela i
Regional Level Types
Churí-tepui Cave System Group of Caves
Chimantá Massif (Chimantha Massif) Massif
Gran Sabana Municipality Municipality
Bolívar State
Venezuela Country

Regional Level Types
Churí-tepui Cave System	Group of Caves
Chimantá Massif (Chimantha Massif)	Massif
Gran Sabana Municipality	Municipality
Bolívar	State
Venezuela	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

5° 15' 12'' North , 62° 1' 7'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

5.25344,-62.01876

GRN:

N04W44

Type:

Group of Caves

Köppen climate type:

Am : Tropical monsoon climate

Mindat Locality ID:

342564

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:342564:3

GUID (UUID V4):

A cave system in the Chimantá Massif.

The boundaries of this cave system are approximate.

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Localities in this Region

Venezuela

Bolívar
- Gran Sabana Municipality
  - Chimantá Massif (Chimantha Massif)
    - Churí-tepui Cave System
      - Charles Brewer Cave

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References

Šmída, B., Brewer-Carías, C., Audy, M., Mayoral, F., Bakšić, D., Vlček, L., Stankovič, J. (2010) Churí-tepui Cave System: Inside the second largest quarzite cave in the world. NSS News. 68(7), 16-23.

Aubrecht, R., Barrio-Amorós, C.L., Breure, A.S.H., Brewer-Carías, C., Derka, T., Fuentes-Ramos, O.A., Gregor, M., Kodada, J., Kováčik, Ľ., Lánczos, T., Lee, N.M., Liščák, P., Schlögl, J., Šmída, B., Vlček, L. (2012) Venezuelan tepuis: their caves and biota. Acta Geologica Slovaca – Monograph, Comenius University, Bratislava, 168 pages.

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