The Churun River (Spanish: Río Churún) is a river in Venezuela, part of the Orinoco River basin. It is located around 6°04′00″N 62°36′00″W / 6.0666667°N 62.6°W, in Canaima National Park. It feeds the Angel Falls which are the tallest single drop waterfall on the planet.
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river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Orinoco River — Major river, South America. It rises on the western slopes of the Parima Mountains along the border between Venezuela and Brazil. It flows in a giant arc through Venezuela for about 1,700 mi (2,740 km) and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the… … Universalium
Angel Falls — For the waterfall in Maine, see Angel Falls (Maine). Coordinates: 5°58′03″N 62°32′08″W / 5.9675°N 62.53556°W / 5.9675; 62.5 … Wikipedia
Angel Falls — a waterfall in SE Venezuela: world s highest. 3212 ft. (979 m) high. * * * Waterfall, southeastern Venezuela. It lies on the Churún River, a tributary of the Caroní, southeast of Ciudad Bolívar. The highest waterfall in the world, the cataract… … Universalium
Aleksandrs Laime — Infobox Person name =Pagename caption = Laime (far left) with Ruth Robertson s expedition of 1949 birth date = July 9, 1911 birth place = Riga, Latvia death date = March 21, 1994 death place =Canaima, VenezuelaAleksandrs Laime (also known as… … Wikipedia
Ernesto Sánchez La Cruz — Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz was a Venezuelan explorer who in 1910 became the first non indigenous person to see the Angel Falls. He spent the rest of his life in South America.Angel Falls is one of the biggest free falling waterfalls in the world… … Wikipedia
Selected waterfalls of the world — ▪ Table Selected waterfalls of the world (listed in declining order by height and by volume) name river country total height (m) height of greatest uninterrupted leap (m) average discharge by volume (cu m/sec) number of falls (C = cascade) Angel… … Universalium
Liste des chutes d'eau par hauteur — Cette liste est incomplète ou mal ordonnée. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! Sont présentées ci dessous les principales chutes d eau par hauteur. Sommaire 1 Méthodologie 2 Liste … Wikipédia en Français
