One of the longest rivers in South America, flowing roughly 2,100 kilometers through Venezuela and along part of the Colombian border before emptying into the Atlantic through a broad delta. Its basin includes the vast wetland plains known as the Llanos.
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It is a benthopelagic freshwater fish that lives in the Meta River and the Orinoco River in Colombia.
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Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana are located in the Orinoco River basin, including the Apure and Meta rivers.
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1. Orinoco - Wikipedia
Infobox, Basin size
Basin size: 1,014,797 km2 (391,815 sq mi)
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In the rainy season, the Orinoco River can swell to a breadth of 22 km (14 mi) and a depth of 100 m (330 ft).
Infobox, Mouth coordinates (latitude)
8.617°N 62.250°W
Infobox, Mouth coordinates (longitude)
8.617°N 62.250°W
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