Mount Roraima

January 9th, 2008 § 0 comments

Mount Roraima Guyana

Mount Roraima (known as Cerro Roraima in Spanish, Monte Roraima in Portuguese), with a peak at 2,810 metres (8986 feet).

The mountain marks the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana, although more than three quarters of the mountain is in Venezuelan territory. It is the highest mountain in Guyana. The triple border point on the summit is at 5°12′08N, 60°44′07W.

Roraima lies on the Guiana Shield. The tabletop mountains of the park are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to the Precambrian Era, some two billion years ago.

The average height of the plateau is about 2,500 metres (8,200 feet), making it the highest point for distance of 549.44 kilometres (341.48 miles) in any direction.

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Simon and Shock International LLC confirms construction of State of the Art Sawmill in Linden, Guyana

January 9th, 2008 § 5 comments

For Immediate Release
Simon and Shock International LLC confirms construction of State of the Art Sawmill in Linden, Guyana
Mill to be most advanced in Tropics
Simon & Shock international LLC (SSI) today confirmed its intention of building one of the worlds most advanced large-scale hardwood sawmills in Linden, Guyana. The construction of the milling complex, slated to start in the first quarter of 2008, will take an estimated 14 months to complete. » Read the rest of this entry «

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