Tepui

Tepui
Kukenan tepui
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	Guianan Highlands moist forests Guianan piedmont and lowland moist forests, Guianan savanna
Geography
Area	50,675 km2 (19,566 sq mi)
Countries	Venezuela Brazil Guyana Suriname
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively stable/intact[1]
Protected	37,658 km2 (74%)[2]

A tepui /ˈtɛpwi/, or tepuy (Spanish: [teˈpuj]), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.

Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in connected ranges, which makes them the host of a unique array of endemic plant and animal species. Notable tepuis include Auyantepui, Autana, Neblina, and Mount Roraima. They are typically composed of sheer blocks of Precambrian quartz arenite sandstone that rise abruptly from the jungle. Auyantepui is the source of Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall.