Pacaraima Mountains

Pacaraima Mountains

The Pacaraima or Pakaraima Mountains (Portuguese: "Serra Pacaraima", Spanish: "Sierra Pacaraima") are the mountains of Guyana, lying in southwestern part of this country just near the border with Venezuela.


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  • Pacaraima Mountains — /pak euh ruy meuh, pak euh /. See Pakaraima Mountains. * * * ▪ mountains, South America also spelled  Pakaraima,  Portuguese  Serra Pacaraima,  Spanish  Sierra Pacaraima,  also called  (in Guyana) Pakaraima Mountains         central tabular… …   Universalium

  • Pacaraima Mountains — /pak euh ruy meuh, pak euh /. See Pakaraima Mountains …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pacaraima Mountains — geographical name mountain range N South America in SE Venezuela, N Brazil, & W Guyana see Roraima …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Parima Mountains — ▪ mountains, South America Spanish  Sierra Parima,  Portuguese  Serra Parima         range in northern Brazil and southern Venezuela. It is an outlying range of the Guiana Highlands and extends south southeastward for about 200 miles (320 km),… …   Universalium

  • Pakaraima Mountains — /pak euh ruy meuh, pak euh / a mountain range along the W central border of Guyana. Also, Pacaraima Mountains. * * * …   Universalium

  • Pakaraima Mountains — /pak euh ruy meuh, pak euh / a mountain range along the W central border of Guyana. Also, Pacaraima Mountains …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guyana — Guyanese /guy euh neez , nees /, n., adj. /guy an euh, ah neuh/, n. an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 706,116; 82,978 sq. mi.… …   Universalium

  • Geography of Guyana — Map of Guyana The Geography of Guyana comprises the physical characteristics of the country in Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela, with a land area of… …   Wikipedia

  • Roraima — geographical name mountain 9094 feet (2772 meters) N South America in Pacaraima Mountains on boundary between Venezuela, Guyana, & Brazil; has flat top …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Serra Parima — geographical name mountain range N South America on Venezuela Brazil border SW of Pacaraima Mountains; source of the Orinoco …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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