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eastern side runs upward, for somewhat less than four 
miles, in a north-easterly direction till it almost meets 
the extreme western point of Roraima, and after there 
forming its eastern angle, thus exactly opposite the 
western angle of Roraima, turns again to the north, or 
perhaps slightly north-west. Thus the south-west face 
of Roraima forms with the south-eastern face of Kooke- 
naam a very obtuse angle, at the apex of which the two 
very closely approach each other, being only separated 
by the gorge at its narrowest point. Supposing, next, 
that a straight line were drawn to join the southernmost 
points of the two mountains, this would form a base line 
making, with the above-mentioned angle, a triangle ; and 
on this base line, about midway between the southern 
points of the two mountains, stands the village of Teroota> 
which thus immediately faces the gorge between the two 
mountains and commands a full view of the south-western 
side of Roraima and of the south-eastern side of Kooke- 
naam. Until the map which Mr. PERKINS has been good 
enough to draw for me can be reproduced, perhaps the 
diagram on the next page will serve to explain the 
position : — 
See Fig. /. 
So far I have been attempting to describe the real 
relative positions, as determined by actual observations, 
of the surroundings in which we now found ourselves. 
From this reality the appearance of these surroundings, 
as is not infrequently the case, differed somewhat. 
See Fig. 2. 
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