Orinoco Basin headwaters
E9451
The Orinoco Basin headwaters are the highland source regions of the Orinoco River system, originating in the eastern slopes and foothills of the Andes before flowing across northern South America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orinoco Basin headwaters canonical | 1 |
| Orinoco River basin | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
river headwaters ⓘ |
| biogeographicalContext | nexus between Andes and Amazon–Orinoco lowlands ⓘ |
| climate | humid tropical to montane climate ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Orinoco Basin discharge to the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| countryBorderContext | span the Colombia–Venezuela border region ⓘ |
| drains |
Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Andes
|
| environmentalSignificance |
important for nutrient delivery to downstream floodplains
ⓘ
important for regional freshwater supply ⓘ important for sediment transport to the Orinoco lowlands ⓘ |
| feeds |
Orinoco main stem
ⓘ
Orinoco tributaries ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalFeature |
dissected uplands
ⓘ
steep valleys ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
Andean foothill rainforest
ⓘ
cloud forest ⓘ montane forest ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of seasonal flow of the Orinoco River
ⓘ
storage of water in soils and vegetation ⓘ |
| hydrologicalProcess |
orographic rainfall-driven runoff
ⓘ
rapid river incision ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | upper catchment of the Orinoco River system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombia
ⓘ
South America ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| originatesOn |
Andes Mountains foothills
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean foothills
eastern slopes of the Andes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orinoco Basin headwaters
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River basin
Orinoco River ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River system
|
| sourceOf | Orinoco River ⓘ |
| upstreamOf |
Orinoco Delta
ⓘ
Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.