The Orinoco Delta is a vast river delta of the Orinoco River , located in eastern Venezuela .
16-491: The Orinoco Delta is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela . It covers the whole of Delta Amacuro State and a few square kilometers of Monagas State and Sucre State , comprising all the mouths of the Orinoco . It is divided into two sections: the principal, at the northernmost part of the system, located between Caño Manamo and the left shore of Caño Araguao, where the majority of villages are established, including
32-613: A foreland basin, found in the northwestern corner of Venezuela in South America. Covering over 35,000 square km, it is a hydrocarbon-rich region that has produced over 30 billion bbl of oil with an estimated 44 billion bbl yet to be recovered. The basin is characterized by a large shallow tidal estuary, Lake Maracaibo , located near its center. Is fan-shaped river delta , formed by the Orinoco River as it splits into numerous distributaries, called caños, which meander through
48-609: Is located in this natural region. It is divided in two sections: Is a mountain range system, that runs along the central and eastern portions of Venezuela 's northern coast. The range is a northeastern extension of the Andes , and is also known as the Maritime Andes . The Coastal Range actually consists of two parallel ranges, which run east and west along the coast of the Caribbean Sea . The Cojedes River separates
64-560: Is the highest peak in Venezuela. Most of the ranges are covered by Venezuelan Andes montane forests , although the highest elevations (above 3,100 meters) are above tree line . These ranges are home to the Cordillera de Mérida páramo , an enclave of the páramo (tropical alpine grasslands) of the northern Andes. Protected areas in the massif include Sierra Nevada National Park and Sierra La Culata National Park . One glacier ,
80-647: The Cordillera Oriental de Colombia , which in Venezuelan territory consists of two mountainous branches: the Sierra de Perija , smaller, slightly displaced from southwest to northeast with 7,151 km in Venezuela; and a larger, frankly oriented Southwest to northeast with about 40,172 km , the Cordillera de Mérida , commonly known as the proper Venezuelan Andes. The highest point in Venezuela
96-519: The Orinoco River , while the streams that drain the northwestern slopes empty into Lake Maracaibo . At the northeast tip of the massif lies the town of Barquisimeto and the headwaters of the River Cojedes . In the centre of the massif is the city of Mérida . Two ranges of peaks lie on either side of the city, the Sierra de la Culata to the north and Sierra Nevada de Mérida to the south. Pico Bolívar , at 4,981 meters elevation (16,342 feet),
112-514: The Orinoco wetlands ecoregion. The delta includes large areas of permanent wetlands as well as seasonally-flooded freshwater swamp forests . The river margins of the delta are fringed with mangroves . This article about a location in Venezuela is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Natural regions of Venezuela Percentage area of Venezuelan natural regions Because of its natural structure, Venezuela can be divided into eight very distinct natural regions . In
128-660: The Sierra de Siruma or Empalado which run north-south. The coastal plain of the region contains Venezuela's only desert, the Médanos de Coro (the Coro Dunes), on the Paraguaná Peninsula . Cordillera de M%C3%A9rida The Cordillera de Mérida is a series of mountain ranges , or massif, in northwestern Venezuela . The Cordillera de Mérida is a northeastern extension of the Andes Mountains and
144-523: The "caños", causing the "macareo" or pororoca and reversing the flow direction of water, at least on surface. The predominant vegetation is in the Orinoco Delta swamp forests ecoregion. Along the coast and the river margins there are stretches of Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves , specifically the Guianan mangroves ecoregion. To the west, and closer to the coast, there are patches of
160-459: The delta on their way to the sea. The main distributary is called the Rio Grande, which empties south-southeast through the southern portion of the delta, and the second major distributary is Caño Manamo , which runs northward along the western edge of the delta. Is the hilly and semi-mountainous area in northwest Venezuela. It consists mostly of east-west running ridges, with the exception of
176-412: The evaluation of a natural region, the human element is not present. The natural region groups of Venezuela formed as a consequence of the association of geo-physical elements such as: geological constitution, relief, climate, hydrography, vegetation, soils, among others. The regional groups that make up the Venezuelan territory are: The Venezuelan Andean system represents the terminal bifurcation of
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#1732764912693192-863: The most important branch of the Venezuelan Andes . The ranges run southwest–northeast between the Venezuelan-Colombian border and the Venezuelan Coastal Ranges . The Táchira depression separates the Cordillera de Mérida from the Cordillera Oriental , which forms the Colombia-Venezuela border . The ranges run from southwest to northeast and parts lie within each of the following states: Táchira , Mérida , Barinas , Trujillo , Portuguesa and Lara . The southeastern slopes are drained by tributaries of
208-484: The south the borders with Brazil . This region occupies almost half of meridional territory of Venezuela. It comprises all of the nation's islands, and is formed by the state of Nueva Esparta and the Federal Dependencies . Is a large central depression very flat in a vast natural region of approximately 243,869 of extension, equivalent to 26.61% of the total continental territory of the country. Is
224-468: The southern portion of the delta, and the second major distributary is Caño Manamo , which runs northward along the western edge of the delta. The area of this region is approximately 43,646 square kilometres (16,852 sq mi). The Orinoco Delta is characterized by being non-centric, lagoon lacking, and oceanic , somewhat similar to the delta of the Niger River . Daily tides bring sea water up
240-467: The state capital Tucupita ; and the secondary, between the right shore of Caño Araguao and Río Grande. The Warao people live in the region. The delta is fan-shaped, formed by the Orinoco River as it splits into numerous distributaries , called caños , which meander through the delta on their way to the sea. The main distributary is called the Rio Grande, which empties south-southeast through
256-437: The western end of Coastal Range from the Cordillera de Mérida to the southeast. The range is divided into eastern and western sections by the wide bay between Cape Codera and Cumaná . is a large massif of approximately 441,921 km of extension, equivalent to 48.2% of the total continental territory of the country. Its limits by the north and east is formed by the route of the rivers Orinoco , Atabapo and Negro and by
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