Ventuari River

Coordinates: 3°59′40″N 67°02′07″W / 3.9944°N 67.0353°W / 3.9944; -67.0353
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Ventuari River
Ventuari River is located in Venezuela
Ventuari River
Mouth location in Venezuela
Native nameRio Ventuari (Spanish)
Location
CountryVenezuela
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
3°59′40″N 67°02′07″W / 3.9944°N 67.0353°W / 3.9944; -67.0353
Length520 km (320 mi)
Basin size40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average2,000 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemOrinoco

The Ventuari River is the largest

Guiana Highlands southwest into the Orinoco River. It is 520 km (320 mi) long and its major tributary is the Manapiare River
.

The river drains the

new species have been described from the river since then.[1]

References

  • Hitchcock, Charles B. La región Orinoco Ventuari. Relato de la Expedición Phelps al Cerro Yaví. Caracas: Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Imprenta El Compás, 1984 (Translated from an older English Edition: The Orinoco - Ventuari Region. American Geographical Society, 1947).
  • Koch-Grünberg, Theodor. Vom Roraima zum Orinoco. 1917. Reissued by .