Río Magdalena

E671066

river

Río Magdalena is Colombia’s principal river, running northward from the Andes to the Caribbean Sea and serving as a vital artery for the country’s ecology, economy, and transportation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Río Magdalena canonical	2
río Magdalena	2
Caribbean Sea (indirectly via Magdalena River)	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Magdalena River NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinArea	over 250000 square kilometers ⓘ
basinCountry	Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityAtMouth	Barranquilla NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
deltaType	estuarine delta ⓘ
drainageBasin	Magdalena River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalImportance	contains wetlands and floodplain ecosystems ⓘ supports high biodiversity ⓘ
economicImportance	important route for cargo shipping ⓘ major transportation corridor in Colombia ⓘ supports agriculture in its floodplains ⓘ supports fishing activities ⓘ
environmentalIssue	deforestation in basin ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ pollution from urban and industrial sources ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ
flowDirection	northward ⓘ
flowsInto	Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBridge	Puente de Boyacá region bridges ⓘ Pumarejo Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	key route during Spanish colonial period ⓘ principal axis of Colombian colonization and trade ⓘ
length	approximately 1528 km ⓘ
locatedIn	South America ⓘ
locatedInDepartment	Antioquia Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolívar Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Cundinamarca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Magdalena Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Santander Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolima Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorPortCityAtMouth	Barranquilla NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorUse	hydroelectric potential ⓘ irrigation source ⓘ river transport ⓘ
mouth	Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
navigableSection	significant stretches between interior and Caribbean coast ⓘ
passesNearCity	Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThroughCity	Barrancabermeja NERFINISHED ⓘ Girardot NERFINISHED ⓘ Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ La Dorada NERFINISHED ⓘ Magangué NERFINISHED ⓘ Neiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceCountry	Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceLocation	Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceMountainRange	Cordillera Central NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera Oriental NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceRegion	Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
tributary	Río Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Carare NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Cauca NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Cesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Gualí NERFINISHED ⓘ Río La Miel NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Nechí NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Saldaña NERFINISHED ⓘ Río San Jorge NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Sogamoso NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magdalena River → localName → Río Magdalena ⓘ

Magdalena Medio Antioquia → locatedOnRiver → Río Magdalena ⓘ

Río Sumapaz → mouthOf → Río Magdalena ⓘ

this entity surface form: río Magdalena

Río Sumapaz → flowsInto → Río Magdalena ⓘ

this entity surface form: río Magdalena

San Jorge River basin → flowsTowards → Río Magdalena ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean Sea (indirectly via Magdalena River)