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  2. Orinoco - Wikipedia

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    The boto and the giant otter inhabit the Orinoco River system. [29] The Orinoco crocodile is one of the rarest reptiles in the world. Its range in the wild is restricted to the middle and lower Orinoco River Basin. [30] More than 1000 fish species have been recorded in the river basin and about 15% are endemic. [31]

  3. Orinoco Basin - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Orinoco River - Wikipedia

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  5. Orinoco Delta - Wikipedia

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    The delta is fan-shaped, formed by the Orinoco River as it splits into numerous distributaries, called caños, which meander through the delta on their way to the sea.The main distributary is called the Rio Grande, which empties south-southeast through the southern portion of the delta, and the second major distributary is Caño Manamo, which runs northward along the western edge of the delta.

  6. Natural regions of Colombia - Wikipedia

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    Because of its natural structure, Colombia can be divided into six distinct natural regions.These consist of the Andean Region, covering the three branches of the Andes mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbean Region, covering the area adjacent to the Caribbean Sea; the Pacific Region adjacent to the Pacific Ocean; the Orinoquía Region, part of the Llanos plains mainly in the Orinoco river ...

  7. List of rivers by discharge - Wikipedia

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    No Continent River Average discharge (m 3 /s) Length Drainage area (km 2) Outflow Type (km) (miles) 1 South America: Amazon: 224,000 6,992 4,344 6,915,000 Atlantic Ocean

  8. Orinoquía natural region - Wikipedia

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    The Orinoquía region is one of the six natural regions of Colombia that belongs to the Orinoco River watershed. It's also known colloquially as the Eastern Plains from the Spanish Llanos Orientales. The region covers most of the area of the departments of Arauca, Casanare, Meta, and Vichada. [1]

  9. Orinoco Delta swamp forests - Wikipedia

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    The Orinoco Delta swamp forests in the lower delta plain of the Orinoco River are one of Earth's largest intact areas of wetlands. They cover an area of 27,972 square kilometres (10,800 sq mi). [ 1 ]