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River in Venezuela and Colombia
The Orinoco (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾiˈnoko]) is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,140 km (1,330 mi). Its drainage basin, sometimes known
Orinoco
1988 single by Enya
"Orinoco Flow", also released as "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)", is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her second studio album, Watermark (1988).
Orinoco_Flow
Species of reptile
The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile. Its population is very small, and they can only be found in the Orinoco
Orinoco_crocodile
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Orinoco in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Orinoco is a river in Venezuela and Colombia. Orinoco may also refer to: Orinoco Belt, an oil field
Orinoco_(disambiguation)
Territory and oilfield in Venezuela
The Orinoco Belt is a territory in the southern strip of the eastern Orinoco River basin in Venezuela which overlies the world's largest deposits of petroleum
Orinoco_Belt
ORiNOCO was the brand name for a family of wireless networking technology by Proxim Wireless (previously Lucent). These integrated circuits (codenamed
ORiNOCO
Species of toothed whale
dolphin), I. g. boliviensis (Bolivian river dolphin) and I. g. humboldtiana (Orinoco river dolphin). The position of the Araguaian river dolphin (I. araguaiaensis)
Amazon_river_dolphin
Country in South America
west to the Orinoco Delta in the east. The Orinoco with its rich alluvial soils binds the largest and most important river system. The Orinoco Basin is one
Venezuela
Species of bird
The Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in every mainland South American
Orinoco_goose
Delta region of the Orinoco River
The Orinoco Delta is a vast river delta of the Orinoco River, located in eastern Venezuela. The Orinoco Delta is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela
Orinoco_Delta
South American drainage basin
The Orinoco Basin is the part of South America drained by the Orinoco river and its tributaries. The Orinoco watershed covers an area of about 990,000 km2
Orinoco_Basin
2020 non-fiction book by Ivan Mikolji
Fishes of the Orinoco in the Wild is a book written by photographer, artist and aquatic explorer Ivan Mikolji from Caracas, Venezuela. about aquatic fishes
Fishes of the Orinoco in the Wild
Fishes_of_the_Orinoco_in_the_Wild
Cultivar of banana
Bluggoe, Orinoco, Musa 'Orinoco', Moko, or burro is a cultivar of banana. Bluggoe is a triploid ABB cultivar. Bluggoe is a cold hardy banana, growing in
Bluggoe
Species of fish
referred to as the altum angelfish, deep angelfish, or Orinoco angelfish, occurs strictly in the Orinoco River Basin and the Upper Rio Negro watershed in Southern
Pterophyllum_altum
Municipality in Amazonas, Venezuela
Alto Orinoco Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Alto Orinoco) is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that make up the southern Venezuelan state
Alto_Orinoco_Municipality
Venezuelan newspaper
Correo del Orinoco (the Orinoco Post) was a newspaper founded by Simón Bolívar and published in Venezuela. It was the first independent newspaper both
Correo_del_Orinoco
Town in Bolivar State, Venezuela
Caicara del Orinoco is a town in, and the administrative seat of, Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar State, Venezuela. Currently the Venezuelan government is
Caicara_del_Orinoco
Species of catfish
Lithoxancistrus orinoco is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Orinoco basin. The species
Lithoxancistrus_orinoco
Legendary city in South America
gold deposits still remained to be uncovered. Coro Lake maino Tamalameque Orinoco-Meta confluence Quito Popayán The first European incursion into Venezuela
El_Dorado
1898 novel by Jules Verne
The Mighty Orinoco (French: Le Superbe Orénoque) is a novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828–1905), first published in 1898 as a part of the Voyages
The_Mighty_Orinoco
Tropical grassland ecoregion in Colombia and Venezuela
southwest. To the east the Orinoco wetlands and Orinoco Delta swamp forests occupy the Orinoco Delta. The Llanos' main river is the Orinoco, which runs from west
Llanos
UK children's book fictional characters
(with whom he has been friends for many years) he has a very kindly heart. Orinoco – a shirker who loves sleep and food, styled on Beresford's teenage son
The_Wombles
Species of turtle
Chelus orinocensis, the Orinoco mata mata, is a species of freshwater turtle found in northern South America in the Orinoco, upper Rio Negro–Branco and
Chelus_orinocensis
Species of fish
the Orinoco peacock bass, tucunaré or tucunaré miri, is a very large species of cichlid. This peacock bass is native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco River
Cichla_orinocensis
Place in Monagas, Venezuela
Barranca del Orinoco is the capital of the municipality of Sotillo in the state of Monagas in Venezuela. At the site where Barrancas is located today
Barrancas_del_Orinoco
Territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela
Caribbean. Most evidence suggests that the Lokono immigrated from the Orinoco and Essequibo River Basins in Venezuela and Guiana into the northern islands
Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute
Guyana–Venezuela_territorial_dispute
Ecoregion in northeast Venezuela
The Orinoco wetlands (NT0906) is an ecoregion of northeast Venezuela within the northern Orinoco Delta. It holds areas of tall grasses in flooded land
Orinoco_wetlands
Wetland region of Venezuela and Guyana
The Orinoco Delta swamp forests (NT0147) is an ecoregion of eastern Venezuela and northern Guyana covering the large and shifting Orinoco Delta. The vegetation
Orinoco_Delta_swamp_forests
Oil field in Venezuela
located in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt. As one of the world's largest accumulations of recoverable oil, the recent discoveries in the Orinoco Belt have led to
Carabobo_Field
1745 book
El Orinoco ilustrado y defendido (The Orinoco illustrated and defended), is a book written by the Jesuit missionary Joseph Gumilla. He explored the Orinoco
El Orinoco ilustrado y defendido
El_Orinoco_ilustrado_y_defendido
Bridge in Ciudad Guayana
The Second Orinoco crossing or Orinoquia Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. It was inaugurated
Orinoquia_Bridge
River in Venezuela
distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro in Venezuela. As such, it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river
Casiquiare_canal
Mineral deposit area and environmental harm in Venezuela
The Orinoco Mining Arc (OMA), is a resource-rich area in Venezuela that has become a hub for illegal mining. It was opened to development in February
Orinoco_Mining_Arc
Family of fishes
throughout the major tropical rivers of South America (e.g., Magdalena, Orinoco, Amazon, São Francisco, Paraguay-Paraná, and Uruguay). Bunocephalus is
Aspredinidae
Venezuelan steel corporation
Siderúrgica de Orinoco "Alfredo Maneiro" SIDOR C.A. is the largest Venezuelan steel corporation. The company is situated in an industrial zone in Ciudad
SIDOR
Irish singer (born 1961)
(1988), propelled Enya to worldwide fame, primarily through the single "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)". She released the multi-million-selling albums Shepherd
Enya
Genus of fish
as angelfish. All Pterophyllum species originate in the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and various rivers in the Guiana Shield in tropical South America
Pterophyllum
Country in South America
that flow south into the Amazon Basin from rivers that empty into the Orinoco River system, in Venezuela, to the north. The highest point in Brazil is
Brazil
Species of bird
The Rio Orinoco spinetail, or Orinoco spinetail, (Synallaxis beverlyae) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird
Río_Orinoco_spinetail
City in Bolívar, Venezuela
State, Venezuela. It stretches 40 kilometers along the south bank of the Orinoco river, at the point where it is joined by its main tributary, the Caroní
Ciudad_Guayana
British ocean liner
RMS Orinoco was a British Royal Mail Ship that was built in Scotland in 1886 and scrapped, also in Scotland, in 1909. She spent her entire career with
RMS_Orinoco
2019 studio album by Cimarrón
Orinoco es is the third studio album by Colombian joropo band Cimarrón, released on May 17, 2019. Orinoco was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 2019
Orinoco_(album)
Ecoregion in South America
The Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves (NT1401) is an ecoregion along the coasts of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and
Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves
Amazon–Orinoco–Southern_Caribbean_mangroves
Bridge in Anzoátegui–Bolívar State line
Angostura Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows". Built in
Angostura_Bridge
Species of woodpecker
The Orinoco piculet (Picumnus pumilus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia
Orinoco_piculet
Island region in North Atlantic and Caribbean
English and Dutch) and the Orinoco valley, which fell to the Spanish. The Dutch, allied with the Kalinago of the Orinoco, would eventually carry the
West_Indies
Species of bird
The Orinoco softtail (Thripophaga cherriei) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found
Orinoco_softtail
Place in Amazonas State, Venezuela
capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9
La_Esmeralda,_Venezuela
Recording studio management group in London
merging of three former London recording studios: Milo Music, The Garden and Orinoco Studios. Milo Music began in 1984 as a small studio in east London's Hoxton
Miloco_Studios
Species of fish
from the Orinoco River drainage area. It is named after the Irish singer Enya, whose major music hit "Orinoco Flow" deals with the Orinoco River, among
Leporinus_enyae
American musical group
orchestra-style melodies (generally, new-age music). The band's first album, Orinoco Flow: The Music of Enya, was a collection of songs originally created and
Taliesin_Orchestra
Place
Orinoco Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824. Its territory was split from the Venezuela Department. It had borders
Orinoco_Department
Species of fish
orinoco is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the family Aspredinidae. Micromyzon orinoco can be found in the main channel of lower Orinoco
Micromyzon_orinoco
1988 studio album by Enya
singles were released from the album, beginning with the international hit "Orinoco Flow", which spent three weeks at number 1 in the United Kingdom. Watermark
Watermark_(Enya_album)
Venezuelan newspaper
Correo del Orinoco (the Orinoco Post) is a Venezuelan newspaper launched in 2009 with government backing. It is named for its nineteenth-century predecessor
Correo_del_Orinoco_(2009)
UNESCO biosphere reserve in Venezuela
The Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Venezuelan Amazon biome. The Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve
Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve
Alto_Orinoco-Casiquiare_Biosphere_Reserve
Oil reserves located in Venezuela
billion barrels (2.0×10^9 m3) of proven reserves in the country's Faja del Orinoco region. In February 2008, Venezuelan proven oil reserves were 172 billion
Oil_reserves_in_Venezuela
State in Venezuela
amaˈkuɾo]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta. The Paria Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean are to the north, Bolívar
Delta_Amacuro
One of Earth's eight biogeographic realms
Occidental. The Orinoco is a region of humid forested broadleaf forest and wetland primarily comprising the drainage basin for the Orinoco River and other
Neotropical_realm
State in Venezuela
Although named after the Amazon River, most of the state is drained by the Orinoco River. Amazonas State covers 176,899 km2 and, in 2007, had a population
Amazonas_(Venezuelan_state)
Slow, dark river in forested swamps or wetlands
Venezuela southwest into the Orinoco Vichada River: from Colombia east into the Orinoco Tomo River: from Colombia east into the Orinoco Tuparro River: from Colombia
Blackwater_river
Highly viscous liquid fossil fuel
crude oil in the world were located north of the Orinoco River, in the 270-mile long by 40-mile wide Orinoco Belt in eastern Venezuela. At that time Venezuela
Heavy_crude_oil
Country in South America
of the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River known as the "land of many waters". Nine Indigenous tribes reside
Guyana
Species of plant
Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the genus Nicotiana. N. tabacum is the most commonly grown species in
Nicotiana_tabacum
Pacific Ocean; the Orinoquía Region, part of the Llanos plains mainly in the Orinoco river basin along the border with Venezuela; the Amazon Region, part of
Natural_regions_of_Colombia
1991 single by Enya
that on the song, the singer 'avoids repeating the successful formula of "Orinoco Flow" by means of its waltz time—a subtle enough change, but one that colors
Caribbean_Blue
Culinary traditions of Colombia
six main regions within Colombia: Insular, Caribbean, Pacific, Andean, Orinoco, and Amazonian. Colombian cuisine varies regionally and is influenced by
Colombian_cuisine
Place in Amazonas, Venezuela
of Amazonas State in Venezuela. Puerto Ayacucho is located across the Orinoco River from the Colombian village of Casuarito. The city was founded to
Puerto_Ayacucho
Species of fish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus is one of several tropical fish commonly known as Orinoco sailfin catfish, plecostomus (or plecos). It belongs to the armored catfish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
Pterygoplichthys_multiradiatus
Species of bird
The Orinoco saltator or Orinocan saltator (Saltator orenocensis) is a species of saltator in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Venezuela in areas
Orinoco_saltator
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)
of the Paria Peninsula in what is now Venezuela, near the mouth of the Orinoco river. This was the first recorded landing of Europeans on the mainland
Christopher_Columbus
State in Venezuela
banks of the Orinoco, in its narrowest sector, for which it took the name of Santo Tomás de la Nueva Guayana de la Angostura del Orinoco, known simply
Bolívar_(state)
River in Venezuela
kilometres (592 mi) from the Kukenan tepui through to its confluence with the Orinoco River. The name "Caroní" is applied starting from the confluence of the
Caroní_River
Species of fish
Cetopsorhamdia orinoco is a species of three-barbeled catfishes native to the Napo River basin in Ecuador and Orinoco River basin in Venezuela. This species
Cetopsorhamdia_orinoco
Polish writer, journalist and adventurer
1944) The Madagascar I Love Robinson Crusoe Island (Wyspa Robinsona, 1954) Orinoco (Orinoko, 1957) White Jaguar (Biały Jaguar, 1980) 1927 - Northern Norway
Arkady_Fiedler
Species of crocodile from the Neotropics
discovery of the Miocene species Crocodylus checchiai indicates that it, the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius), Morelet's crocodile (C. moreletii)
American_crocodile
Country in South America
systems: the Pacific drain, the Caribbean drain, the Orinoco Basin and the Amazon Basin. The Orinoco and Amazon Rivers mark limits with Colombia to Venezuela
Colombia
Public aquarium and zoo in Dallas, Texas
warehouse that had been gutted and rebuilt on the inside. In 1997, "The Orinoco - Secrets of the River" opened in an adjacent warehouse that had been similarly
Dallas_World_Aquarium
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
strain of the tobacco "Orinoco", possibly in honour of tobacco popularizer Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions in the 1580s up the Orinoco River in Guiana in
John_Rolfe
Genus of mammals
Crested agouti, Dasyprocta cristata Black agouti, Dasyprocta fuliginosa Orinoco agouti, Dasyprocta guamara Kalinowski's agouti, Dasyprocta kalinowskii
Agouti
City in Bolívar, Venezuela
Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about 1 mile (1.6 km) in width, is the site of the first
Ciudad_Bolívar
Species of freshwater turtle
of the eastern Guianas. It was formerly believed to also occur in the Orinoco basin, western Guianas and upper Rio Negro–Branco system, but in 2020 these
Mata_mata
Small-bodied catfish of concern to human health
Helogenes Cetopsidium Denticetopsis Paracetopsis Cetopsis C. gobioides, C. orinoco, C. othonops, etc. C. amphiloxa C. motatanensis C. baudoensis C. fimbriata
Candiru_(fish)
Venezuelan national park
to as Delta del Orinoco National Park) is a protected area of Venezuela with national park status. The park protects part of the Orinoco Delta swamp forests
Mariusa_National_Park
Model of diesel-electric locomotive
later acquired by Ferrominera Orinoco. Today the locomotive survives on display at the entrance of CVG Ferrominera Orinoco in Guyana City, Venezuela. It
Baldwin_AS-16
German polymath (1769–1859)
little-known places on Earth, to include identifying the source of the Orinoco River and in 1802 climbing the highest mountain in Ecuador to a height
Alexander_von_Humboldt
Variety of chili pepper
Caribbean on huge canoes. Both of these Arawakan subgroups originated in the Orinoco River Valley, in present-day Venezuela. The Tainos from the Yucatán Peninsula
Scotch_bonnet
known as the Orinoco plains extend westward from the Caribbean coast to the Colombian border between the northern mountains and the Rio Orinoco. This region
Geography_of_Venezuela
River in Colombia
Part of the Orinoco River basin, it merges with the Guayabero River to form the Guaviare River, one of the principle tributaries of the Orinoco. List of
Ariari_River
Common name for a group of waterfowl
geese). Some members of the Tadorninae subfamily (e.g., Egyptian goose, Orinoco goose) are commonly called geese, but are not considered "true geese" taxonomically
Goose
Football club
Atlético Orinoco is a Venezuelan football club from Ciudad Guayana. It was founded in 2005 and currently plays in the Venezuelan Segunda División. v t
Atlético_Orinoco
Pre-Columbian indigenous culture of territory in present-day Venezuela
flourished from 500 BCE to 545 CE. Concentrated along the lowlands of the Orinoco River, the people migrated by sea to the Lesser Antilles, and then to Puerto
Saladoid
Tallest single drop waterfall in the world, Venezuela
Churún River, a tributary of the Carrao River, itself a tributary of the Orinoco River. With regard to overall height, a revisited validation of waterfall
Angel_Falls
English military and exploratory expedition
Anglo-Spanish War in 1595. The expedition set out in February 1595 to explore the Orinoco River on the northeast tip of South America in an attempt to find the fabled
Raleigh's El Dorado expedition
Raleigh's_El_Dorado_expedition
Spanish Jesuit naturalist
in the Llanos) was a Jesuit priest who wrote a natural history of the Orinoco River region. In 1705 he left Spain for New Granada (today Colombia) where
Joseph_Gumilla
American member of the British royal family (born 1981)
incorporated 11 companies and a trust beginning in early 2020 which include Orinoco Publishing LLC and Peca Publishing LLC to hold the rights for their books
Meghan,_Duchess_of_Sussex
River Wenamu River Corumpo River Yuruarí River Supamo River Kamarang River Orinoco River Rio Grande (distributary, empties into the Boca Grande) Barima River
List_of_rivers_in_Venezuela
Double-hulled tanker
Joasla, the vessel was sold in 1979 and renamed Orinoco, then again in 1981 to Rio Orinoco. As Rio Orinoco, the vessel went aground on Anticosti Island in
Asphalt_Princess
Genus of fishes
genus Cichla. These are diurnal predatory fishes native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas, in tropical South America. They
Peacock_bass
Type of unconventional oil deposit
natural-gas condensate. At room temperature, it is much like cold molasses. The Orinoco Belt in Venezuela is sometimes described as oil sands, but these deposits
Oil_sands
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Boy/Male
Indian, Kashmiri, Sanskrit
Lunar Shining
Girl/Female
Russian Czechoslovakian
Love of the people.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname meaning ‘handsome’, ‘beautiful’, ‘fair’, Middle English fair, fayr, Old English fæger. The word was also occasionally used as a personal name in Middle English, applied to both men and women.Irish : translation of Gaelic fionn ‘fair’, which Woulfe describes as ‘a descriptive epithet that supplanted the real surname’, or a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac F(h)inn, a variant of Mag Fhinn (see McGinn).
Girl/Female
Indian
Holding wealth
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Whose Soul is Immortal; Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Polish
Famous Ruler; To Rule with Greatness or Peace
Male
Russian
(Инокентий) Russian form of Latin Innocentius, INNOKENTIY means "harmless, innocent."
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Avigayil, AVIGAIL means "father rejoices."
Male
Japanese
(å郎) Japanese name JUROU means "tenth son."
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Person who Lives with a Goal
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