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Orinoco Delta

Index Orinoco Delta

The Orinoco Delta is a vast river delta of the Orinoco River, located in eastern Venezuela. [1]

23 relations: Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves, Caño Manamo, Delta Amacuro, Distributary, Freshwater swamp forest, Guianan mangroves, Lagoon, Mangrove, Monagas, Natural regions of Venezuela, Niger River, Ocean, Orinoco, Orinoco Basin, Orinoco Delta swamp forests, Orinoco wetlands, Pororoca, River delta, Sucre (state), Tucupita, Venezuela, Warao people, Wetland.

Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves

The Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves (NT1401) is an ecoregion along the coasts of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.

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Caño Manamo

The Caño Manamo is a distributary of the Orinoco River.

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Delta Amacuro

Delta Amacuro State (Estado Delta Amacuro) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta.

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Distributary

A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.

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Freshwater swamp forest

Freshwater swamp forests, or flooded forests, are forests which are inundated with freshwater, either permanently or seasonally.

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Guianan mangroves

The Guianan mangroves (NT1411) is a coastal ecoregion of southeastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

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Lagoon

A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.

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Mangrove

A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water.

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Monagas

Monagas State (Estado Monagas) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.

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Natural regions of Venezuela

Because of its natural structure, Venezuela can be divided into eight very distinct natural regions.

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Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about.

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Ocean

An ocean (the sea of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere.

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Orinoco

The Orinoco River is one of the longest rivers in South America at.

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Orinoco Basin

The Orinoco Basin is the part of South America drained by the Orinoco river and its tributaries.

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Orinoco Delta swamp forests

The Orinoco Delta swamp forests (NT0147) is an ecoregion of eastern Venezuela and northern Guyana covering the large and shifting Orinoco Delta.

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Orinoco wetlands

The Orinoco wetlands (NT0906) is an ecoregion of northeast Venezuela within the northern Orinoco Delta.

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Pororoca

The Pororoca is a tidal bore, with waves up to 4 metres high that travel as much as 800 km inland upstream on the Amazon River and adjacent rivers.

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River delta

A river delta is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

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Sucre (state)

Sucre State (Estado Sucre) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.

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Tucupita

Tucupita is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially denominated Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela),Previously, the official name was Estado de Venezuela (1830–1856), República de Venezuela (1856–1864), Estados Unidos de Venezuela (1864–1953), and again República de Venezuela (1953–1999).

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Warao people

The Warao are an indigenous people inhabiting northeastern Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname.

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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Redirects here:

Delta of Orinoco, Orinoco River delta, Orinoco delta, Orinoco river delta.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orinoco_Delta

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