For my Introduction to Physical Geography blog, I chose a place that has always been of interest to me since I saw the Disney/Pixar movie, "Up". That place is Mount Roraima.
A still shot from the Disney/Pixar movie, "Up", of what they call "Paradise Falls"
Though Paradise Falls, the fictional mystery land depicted in "Up" is not a real place, its geography is based off of the highest of the Pakaraima mountain chain in South America, Mount Roraima. Characterized by a 2,700-meter tall mountain, surrounded by 400-meter long cliffs, residing some of the highest waterfalls in the world, and what are thought to be some of the oldest formations on Earth, Mount Roraima is an astonishing piece of our Earth and touches the borders of three countries: Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Angel Falls, Venezuela is home to the highest waterfalls in the world
Mount Roraima as the moisture from the forest and ocean condenses into clouds and mist and scales the mountainside
Disney depicted this fictional place to be absolutely stunning, so to find out it was based on a real place was even better! The ever-changing weather and basic shape of the landform are intriguing to me, and I am very much looking forward into researching more in-depth about the land formations, surrounding forest, and the weathering of such a massive geographical formation.
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/6485769653/the-mind-blowing-mount-roraima
http://science4grownups.com/archives/2009/05/29/general/the-real-world-behind-ups-paradise-falls-530
http://www.tourismontheedge.com/best-of/mount-roraima-a-mystified-hiking-experience.html
