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Kettle Mucubají
Kettle Mucubají () is a glacial lake located in Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela), Sierra Nevada National Park, in the Mérida (state), Mérida State of Venezuela. The lake is 3625–3655 metres above sea level. Kettle Mucubají is one of the biggest Kettle (landform), kettles in the valley and is one of the main tourist attractions in the area, which is known for its scenery. In 2007, the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance recognised the importance of Lake Mucubají in the region. Origin The glacial origin of the Kettle Mucubají is evident because of the visible footprint left by the Mucubají ravine tens of thousands of years ago. This ravine was created by the action of a receding glacier, which was also sealed by an accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (moraine) created by the lake. This moraine changed the course of the ravine from Chama River (Venezuela), Rio Chama to Orinoco River, Rio Orinoco and to the Atlantic Ocean. Fauna and vegetatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela)
The Sierra Nevada National Park (SNNP) is a List of national parks of Venezuela, National Park of Venezuela located between the states of Mérida, Mérida, Mérida and Barinas, Venezuela, Barinas in western Venezuela. It was created on May 2, 1952, by decree of President Germán Suárez Flamerich in an attempt to protect the Sierra Nevada de Mérida in the Andes. It was declared a national park 15 years after the creation of Henri Pittier National Park, which was the first Venezuelan national park to be created. The park includes many of the tallest mountains in the Venezuelan Andes, including Pico Bolívar, the highest peak in Venezuela at . History The idea to create the Sierra Nevada Park originated in the Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal in 1948. The University of the Andes (Venezuela), University of the Andes appointed a commission to create a preliminary study. This study was later presented to national authorities to justify the creation of the park. On May 2, 1952, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
