Apure River
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The Apure River is a significant waterway in western Venezuela that drains the Llanos plains and supports regional agriculture, cattle ranching, and river transport.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Río Apure | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Venezuela ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Orinoco River discharge ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| drains | Llanos plains ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Apure State
ⓘ
Barinas Province ⓘ
surface form:
Barinas State
Guárico State ⓘ Portuguesa State ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
Apure State
ⓘ
Eastern Plains of Colombia ⓘ
surface form:
Llanos region
|
| hasEcosystemType | tropical river ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain |
Orinoco Llanos floodplains
ⓘ
surface form:
Llanos floodplain
|
| hasHydrologicalRole | major drainage axis of Venezuelan Llanos ⓘ |
| hasSpanishName |
Apure River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Río Apure
|
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orinoco Llanos floodplains
ⓘ
surface form:
Llanos
western Venezuela ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Orinoco River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Apure State ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orinoco Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River basin
|
| region |
Pampas
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Llanos
|
| supports |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ river transport ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Orinoco River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Río Apure