- Caroni River
There are two Caroni Rivers -
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Caroní River (Venezuela) , is one of the largest rivers of theOrinoco basin.
*Caroni River (Trinidad and Tobago) is the major river on the island of Trinidad.
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Caroní River — ▪ river, Venezuela Spanish Río Caroní river in Bolívar estado (state), southeastern Venezuela. Its headwaters flow from the slopes of Mount Roraima in the Sierra Pacaraima, where Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana meet. The Caroní flows … Universalium
Caroní River — The Caroní River is a major river of the Orinoco basin in South America, having its source in South Eastern Venezuela, in the Guiana Highlands. It is a blackwater river, with the dark color of the water due to leaching from decomposed plant… … Wikipedia
Caroni River — ▪ river, Trinidad and Tobago river in northwestern Trinidad, in the country of Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean Sea. It rises near Valencia on the southern edge of the Northern Range uplands and flows roughly west to empty via… … Universalium
Caroni River (Trinidad and Tobago) — The Caroni River is the largest river in Trinidad and Tobago, running for 40 km (28 miles) from its origins in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, through the northern lowlands of the Caroni Plains and enters the Gulf of Paria at the… … Wikipedia
Caroní Municipality — Venezuelan Municipality name= Caroní skyline photo= CiudadGuayanaVenezuelaVistaParcial.jpg skyline caption= Ciudad Guayana skyline country= Venezuela state= Bolívar shiretown= Ciudad Guayana area= 1,612 km² (1,001.6 sq mi) population= 777,283… … Wikipedia
Caroni — The name Caroni may refer to:*Caroni River (Venezuela), one of the biggest rivers of the Orinoco basin. *Caroni River, Trinidad and Tobago, the major river on the island of Trinidad. *Caroni Swamp, a major wetland on the west coast of the island… … Wikipedia
Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago — The County of Caroni occupies 557 km² (215 square miles) in the west central part of the island of Trinidad, the larger island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It lies south and southwest of the County of St. George, west of the County of… … Wikipedia
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
Caroní — Ca·ro·ní (kär ə nēʹ) A river rising in southeast Venezuela near the Guyana border and flowing 885 km (550 mi) northward to join the Orinoco River. * * * … Universalium
Caroní — geographical name river E Venezuela flowing N into the Orinoco … New Collegiate Dictionary
