Orinoco
Flows through Caracas's country
Orinoco is a major river in South America, flowing through Venezuela and along the Colombian border before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Orinoco basin encompasses vast tropical rainforests and grasslands.
The name appears in geographic and ecological contexts: the Orinoco Delta, Orinoco crocodile.
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- currentDirected flow of charge
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
meander · estuary · sediment · watershed · riparian · fluvial · channel · downstream
Northern South American republic
- ColombiaEquatorial South American republic
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- basinConcave water receptacle
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
lowlands · interior · continental · equatorial · Caribbean · Atlantic · drainage · source
tributary
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- currentDirected flow of charge
floodplain · meander · estuary · sediment · watershed · riparian · fluvial · channel · downstream · upstream
Venezuela
Northern South American republic
- ColombiaEquatorial South American republic
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- basinConcave water receptacle
plains · lowlands · interior · continental · equatorial · Caribbean · Atlantic · drainage · source · mouth
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
endemic · jungle · piranha · caiman · dolphin · anaconda · jaguar · capybara · manatee · macaw
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
adventure · explorers · journey · conquistadors · maps · frontier · Humboldt · Raleigh · El Dorado · cartography
- Venezuelan RiversEscalante, Santo Domingo
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- South AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- riversMississippi, Amazon, river, rivers, Nile
- ColombiaBogota, Medellin, Cali, Colombian flag, Colombian coffee
- Border WatersRhine, Danube, Rio Grande, Mekong, Congo
- Orinoco RiverSouth American continental drainage