- Orinoco River City
- Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Amazon River — Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin, and only the Nile River of northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. It originates within 100 mi (160 km) of the… … Universalium
Second Orinoco crossing — The Second Orinoco crossing or Orinoquia Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. It was inaugurated on November 13, 2006 and named Orinoquia Bridge. Prior to its construction, the only… … Wikipedia
Caroní River — The Caroní River is a major river of the Orinoco basin in South America, having its source in South Eastern Venezuela, in the Guiana Highlands. It is a blackwater river, with the dark color of the water due to leaching from decomposed plant… … Wikipedia
Chagres River — The Chagres River as seen from the highway between Panama City and Colon The Chagres River as seen from … Wikipedia
Siderúrgica del Orinoco — is an integrated steel producer located in the city of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, next to the Orinoco River, facilitating direct access to the Atlantic Ocean.External links* [http://www.sidor.com.ve/view/index.asp Official website] … Wikipedia
Negro River — I River, central Uruguay. It rises in the southern highlands of Brazil. Flowing southwest across Uruguay, it is dammed at the Rincón del Bonete Reservoir, the largest artificial lake in South America, with an area of roughly 4,000 sq mi (10,400… … Universalium
Blackwater river — A blackwater river is a river with a deep, slow moving channel that flows through forested swamps and wetlands. Decaying vegetation in the water results in the leaching of tannins from the vegetation, resulting in transparent, acidic water that… … Wikipedia
Arauca River — Infobox River | river name = Arauca River |250px caption = The Arauca at sunset with the Jose Antonio Paez bridge, near the city of Arauca origin = el Páramo del Almorzadero mouth = flows into the Orinoco basin countries = Colombia and Venezuela… … Wikipedia
Essequibo River — The Essequibo River is the longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil Guyana border, the Essequibo flows to the north for 1000 km through forest and savanna into… … Wikipedia