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9 Aerial photos from Canaima National Park:
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The Carrao River, which is fed by the waters of the Angel Fall, the hightest waterfall in the world, ends in the Canaima Lagoon.
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Picture taken 7.10.2006 -
aerial photo #0011-0195
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Canaima National Park covers 30000 square km.
It was established by the Venezuelan government in 1962, because of its spectacular
waterfalls and characteristic table top mountains - the Tepuis. In 1994 the park became a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Picture taken 7.10.2006 -
aerial photo #0011-0201
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The geological formations of Venezuelas Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in mountain range fashion, which makes them the host of a unique array of endemic plant and animal species.
Until a few years ago there have been speculations about living dinosaurs on the table top mountains.
This inspired author Conan Doyle (''Sherlock Holmes'')
to write his book ''The Lost World''.
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Picture taken 7.10.2006 -
aerial photo #0011-0226
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