Orinoco River
river in South America
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Summary
Orinoco River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,110 views/month, #36 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Venezuela[3], Colombia[4]
- Continent: South America[5]
- Instance of: main stem[6]
- Basin country: Venezuela[7], Colombia[8]
- Commons category: Orinoco River[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Atlantic Ocean[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Orinoco River[11]
- Tributary: Ventuari River[12], Caura River[13], Caroní River[14], Meta River[15], Guaviare River[16], Apure River[17], Arauca River[18], Vichada River[19], Capanaparo River[20], Tomo River[21], Cinaruco River[22], Atabapo River[23], Parguaza River[24], Aro River[25]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Orinoco basin[26]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[27], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], New International Encyclopedia[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32]
- Length: 2140 km[33]
- Watershed area: 989,000 km²[34]
- Discharge: 30,000 cubic metre per second[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Orinoco River include Orinoco basin[36], a drainage basin[37], in Colombia[38] and Ecclinusa orinocoensis[39], a taxon[40].
Why It Matters
Orinoco River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Orinoco basin[36], a drainage basin[37], in Colombia[38] and Ecclinusa orinocoensis[39], a taxon[40].