Orinoco Basin
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The Orinoco Basin is a vast tropical river basin in northern South America, encompassing large parts of Venezuela and Colombia and supporting extensive rainforest, wetlands, and rich biodiversity.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geographical region
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river basin → |
| biodiversity |
rich
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| borderRegion |
Llanos
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| climate |
tropical
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| connectedTo |
Amazon Basin via Casiquiare canal
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| containsEcosystem |
tropical rainforest
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wetlands → |
| country |
Colombia
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Venezuela → |
| drainageAreaApprox |
880000 square kilometers
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| drainedBy |
Orinoco River
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| flowsInto |
Atlantic Ocean via Orinoco River delta
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| hasDelta |
Orinoco Delta
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| hasFeature |
floodplains
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gallery forests → savannas → |
| hasSpecies |
Amazon river dolphin
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Orinoco crocodile → giant otter → jaguar → macaws → |
| hasVegetation |
riparian forests
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seasonally flooded grasslands → |
| hydrologicalConnection |
Casiquiare canal
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| importance |
carbon storage
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freshwater supply for Venezuela and Colombia → regional climate regulation → |
| locatedIn |
northern South America
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| majorRiver |
Orinoco River
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| partiallyLocatedIn |
Orinoco Belt
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| partOf |
Orinoco River system
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| supports |
cattle ranching in Llanos
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fisheries → indigenous communities → |
| threat |
agricultural expansion
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deforestation → hydroelectric dams → mining → oil and gas development → |
| tributaryRiver |
Apure River
NERFINISHED
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Arauca River NERFINISHED → Caroni River NERFINISHED → Guaviare River NERFINISHED → Inírida River NERFINISHED → Meta River → Ventauri River NERFINISHED → Vichada River NERFINISHED → |