Kukenaam Falls

Kukenaam FallsKukenaam Falls, Guyana-Venezuelan border.

Kukenaam Falls, high waterfalls on the Guyana-Venezuelan border. They spring from a table mountain, Kukenaam (8,620 feet [2,627 m]), to the northwest of Mount Roraima (9,094 feet) and are the beginning of the Cuquenán River, a tributary of the Caroni River. The falls have a 2,000-foot (600-metre) drop, one of the highest drops in South America.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
Citation Information
Article Title: Kukenaam Falls
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 30 September 2010
Access Date: February 22, 2025