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A national monument in this country is home to endemic species like Heliamphora carnivorous plants, whose range was studied by Julian Steyermark and Otto Huber. This country’s Henri Pittier National Park is the northern terminus of the biodiversity hotspot with the highest levels of endemism in Norman Myers’s classification. In May 2024, this country’s La Corona glacier was reclassified as an ice field, making this the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers. (15[1])This country’s highest peaks are named for Aimé Bonpland and (*) Alexander von Humboldt, (-5[2])who saw electric eels shock (-5[1])their (-5[1])horses while traveling through this country south from Cumaná. In the southeastern Gran Sabana region of this country, the (-5[1])Pemón word for “house of the gods” (10[1])names sandstone table-top mountains (10[1])like Mount (10[1])Roraima. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, what country’s Auyán-tepui, (10[1])in Canaima (-5[1])National Park, is home (10[1])to Angel Falls? ■END■ (10[5]0[2])

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