Meta River

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The Meta River is a major waterway in Colombia and Venezuela that drains the eastern Andes and Llanos plains before joining the Orinoco River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Colombia
Venezuela
continent South America
country Colombia
Venezuela
crossesBorderBetween Colombia–Venezuela border region
surface form: Colombia and Venezuela
drainageBasin Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco basin
drains Llanos plains
eastern Andes
flowsThrough Eastern Plains of Colombia
surface form: Colombian Llanos

Orinoco Llanos floodplains
surface form: Venezuelan Llanos
formsBorderBetween Colombia–Venezuela border region
surface form: Colombia and Venezuela
hasClimateZone tropical savanna climate region
hasEcosystemType tropical river ecosystem
hasHydrologicalFunction drainage of Llanos plains
drainage of eastern Andes
hasNameInLanguage Río Meta (Spanish)
hasPoliticalSignificance international river
hasUse fishing area
irrigation source
transportation waterway
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Colombia–Venezuela border region
Orinoco Llanos floodplains
surface form: Llanos

northern South America
majorTributaryOf Orinoco River
mouth Orinoco River
partOf Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin

Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco watershed
region Eastern Plains of Colombia
Orinoquía region of Colombia
surface form: Orinoquía Region
riverSystem Orinoco River
surface form: Orinoco River system
tributaryOf Orinoco River

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