Orinoco Basin

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geographical region river basin

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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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Orinoco River basin 60
Orinoco Basin canonical 17
Orinoco basin 13

Statements (48)

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

Referenced by (105)

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

Orinoco River → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
Americas → containsSubregion → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
Angel Falls → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Arawakan languages → region → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
Venezuela → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
El Dorado (legendary city of gold) → associatedWith → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco basin
John Rolfe → tobaccoVarietySourceRegion → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco region
Orinoco Llanos floodplains → locatedIn → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Orinoco Llanos floodplains → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Orinoco Delta → locatedIn → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Orinoquía region of Colombia → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Meta River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Meta River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco watershed
Meta River → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco basin
Orinoco Belt → locatedIn → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Serranía del Delgado Chalbaud → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
Serranía del Delgado Chalbaud → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: upper Orinoco region
Apure River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Ciudad Bolívar → locatedInBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco basin
Guaviare River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Caroni River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Caroni River → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco basin
Casiquiare canal → connectsRiverBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Casiquiare canal → locatedIn → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco basin
Atlas géographique et physique du Nouveau Continent → depicts → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River region
Atabapo River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Atabapo River → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco drainage basin
Kerepakupai Merú → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Yavitero language → region → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River region
Yavitero language → associatedRiverBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
Yavitero language → isIndigenousTo → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River region
Achagua language → region → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Essequibo → borderedBy → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River region
Maipurean languages → historicalDistribution → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Kurripako language → spokenIn → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River region
Lake Tota → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Vichada Department → locatedInBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Piapoco language → region → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Arauca Department → partOfBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Puerto López → locatedInBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Opisthocomiformes → nativeRange → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes → drainedBy → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Baniwa language → countrySubregion → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco basin of Venezuela
Guainía Department → locatedOnRiver → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Churún River → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Cordillera de Mérida → drainageBasin → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Cordillera Oriental → drainsToRiver → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Ventauri River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco River basin
Ventauri River → partOf → Orinoco Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: upper Orinoco region