Orinoco - Wikipedia
The Orinoco (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾiˈnoko]) is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,140 km (1,330 mi). Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers ca 1 million km 2, with 65% of it in Venezuela and the 35% in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the world by discharge volume of water.
Orinoco River | Physical Features & People | Britannica
Orinoco River, major river of South America that flows in a giant arc for some 1,700 miles (2,740 km) from its source in the Guiana Highlands to its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. Throughout most of its course it flows through Venezuela, except for a section that forms part of the frontier between Venezuela and Colombia.
Río Orinoco - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
El río Orinoco es uno de los ríos más importantes de América del Sur (además del río Amazonas) que nace y discurre mayormente por Venezuela y una parte limitante con Colombia. Es el cuarto río sudamericano más largo — 2140 km— y, con un caudal promedio 39 000 m³/s, es el tercer río más caudaloso del mundo, después del Amazonas y ...
Orinoco River - WorldAtlas
2021年8月9日 · The Orinoco River represents one of the most important waterways in South America, particularly for Venezuela and parts of Colombia. One of its most important attributes is that the majority of the river is navigable by water vessels, which means it is an important transportation route for imports and exports coming into and out of the region.
Orinoco Basin - Wikipedia
The Orinoco Basin is the part of South America drained by the Orinoco river and its tributaries. The Orinoco watershed covers an area of about 990000 km 2 , making it the third largest in South America, covering most of Venezuela and eastern part of Colombia .
Orinoco River - New World Encyclopedia
Its vast drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia (especially in Colombia) covers over 340,000 square miles (880,000 square kilometers), 76.3 percent of which is in Venezuela with the remainder in Colombia and Brazil.
Río Orinoco: características, recorrido, desembocadura, afluentes
2020年2月20日 · El Orinoco es el río más importante de Venezuela. Recorre también Colombia y posee una longitud aproximada de 2.100 km desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura, siendo uno de los ríos más largos de América del Sur.
Orinoco River Basin, South America - WWF
Flowing in a giant arc from Colombia and Venezuela all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, the Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America, its basin and flooded forests home to rich plant and animal life. But threats loom on the horizon for one of the most intact river systems in …
Orinoco River summary | Britannica
Orinoco River, Major river, South America. It rises on the western slopes of the Parima Mountains along the border between Venezuela and Brazil. It flows in a giant arc through Venezuela for about 1,700 mi (2,740 km) and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the island of Trinidad. It forms part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
The Orinoco River Delta, Venezuela - SpringerLink
The Orinoco River watershed (1.1 × 106km2) is the third largest in the world and the prevailing hydrographic unit in Venezuela. Between its origin at the Sierra Pârima and Sierra Unturan near Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean, the Orinoco drains more than 2,000...