Orinoco |
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Mouth | Delta Amacuro |
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Length | 2,250 km (1,400 mi) |
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Mouth elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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The Orinoco is a main river in northern South America. It is one of the longest rivers in South America, at 2,140 kilometres (1,330 miles). Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers 880,000 square kilometres (340,000 square miles), with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the rest in Colombia. The Orinoco and its tributaries are the main transport system for eastern and interior Venezuela and the llanos of Colombia.