Magdalena River
river in Colombia
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Summary
Magdalena River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,206 views/month, #106 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Colombia[3]
- Basin country: Colombia[4]
- Commons category: Magdalena River[5]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Caribbean Sea[6]
- Coordinate location: 2.7116, -75.4305[7], 2.1833333, -76.4294444[8], 11.102609889983, -74.851398468018[9]
- Origin of the watercourse: Colombian Massif[10]
- IPA transcription: ˈri.o maɣðaˈlena[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Magdalena River[12]
- Tributary: Cauca River[13], Bogotá River[14], Cesar River[15], Cabrera River[16], Coello River[17], Gualí River[18], Ceibas River[19], Río Lagunilla, Tolima[20], Nare River[21], Negro River[22], Opon River[23], Páez River[24], Saldaña River[25], San Jorge River[26]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Magdalena Basin[27]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29], Slovník naučný[30]
- Native label: Río Magdalena[31]
- Length: 1528[32]
- Watershed area: 260,000[33]
- Discharge: 7200[34]
- Drainage basin: Magdalena River basin[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
- P14541: 1iY1jd[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Magdalena River include Lower Magdalena Province[38], a province of Cundinamarca Department[39], in Colombia[40].
Why It Matters
Magdalena River has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Lower Magdalena Province[38], a province of Cundinamarca Department[39], in Colombia[40].