Kaw Mountain

Kaw Mountain
Kaw Mountain
	View from the mountain
Highest point
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Coordinates	4°35′57″N 52°17′14″W / 4.5992°N 52.2872°WCoordinates: 4°35′57″N 52°17′14″W / 4.5992°N 52.2872°W
Geography
	Kaw Mountain Location in French Guiana
Location	Roura, French Guiana

The Kaw Mountain is a 337 metres high mountain in the commune of Roura in French Guiana, France. It is a narrow tepui with a laterite top.^[2]

Overview[]

Kaw Mountain is covered in rainforest and is part of the northern range of the Guiana Shield. The mountain is an obstacle to the trade winds leading to a very high humidity^[3] resulting in an abundance of plant- and animal life.^[4] The northern streams of the mountain flow into the Angélique Creek, the southern streams feed the Kaw and Mahury River.^[3]

The mountain is located near the Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve.^[5] On 12 February 2010, the General Council of French Guiana voted to protect the mountain and surrounding area as the Trésor Regional Nature Reserve.^[6]

References[]

^ "Carte IGN classique". Géoportail (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ Hilaire Annonay & Christian Feuillet (1997). "PASSIFLORA CERASINA, A NEW SPECIES OF PASSIFLORA SUBGENUS PASSIFLORA (PASSIFLORACEAE) FROM FRENCH GUIANA". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 17 (3): Resume.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Montagnes de Kaw-Roura" (PDF). DEAL France (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ "Trésor". Reserves Naturelles (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ "Présentation". Réserve Trésor (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ "Délibération de création de la réserve" (PDF). Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2021.