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Guainía — may refer to: * Guainía Department of Colombia * Rio Negro (Amazon), known as Guainía River in Colombia … Wikipedia
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Guainía Department — Department of Guainía Departamento de Guainía Department … Wikipedia
Guainía — ▪ department, Colombia departamento, eastern Colombia, bounded by the Guaviare River to the north, Venezuela to the east, and Brazil to the south. It lies between the Amazon River basin to the south and the Llanos (plains) to the north and… … Universalium
Negro River — I River, central Uruguay. It rises in the southern highlands of Brazil. Flowing southwest across Uruguay, it is dammed at the Rincón del Bonete Reservoir, the largest artificial lake in South America, with an area of roughly 4,000 sq mi (10,400… … Universalium
Amazon River — Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin, and only the Nile River of northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. It originates within 100 mi (160 km) of the… … Universalium
Orinoco River — Major river, South America. It rises on the western slopes of the Parima Mountains along the border between Venezuela and Brazil. It flows in a giant arc through Venezuela for about 1,700 mi (2,740 km) and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the… … Universalium
Guaviare River — River, central and eastern Colombia. It rises in the Andes Mountains in south central Colombia and is known as the Guayabero in its upper course. It meanders northeast before joining the Orinoco River on the border of Colombia and Venezuela after … Universalium
Inírida, Guainía — Several pages redirect here. For other uses, see Inírida. Inírida, formerly Puerto Inírida, is the capital city, and a municipality, of the department of Guainía in Colombia. It was established in 1963 on the site of the small village of Obando,… … Wikipedia
Casiquiare — ▪ river, Venezuela also spelled Cassiquiare navigable waterway in southern Venezuela. It branches off from the Orinoco River downstream from La Esmeralda and meanders generally southwestward for approximately 140 miles (225 km), joining… … Universalium
