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Casiquiare

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | Copyright

Casiquiare , river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, S Venezuela. Also called the Canal Casiquiare, it is a branch of the Orinoco and flows SW to the Río Negro, thus linking the Orinoco and Amazon basins. The Casiquiare's flow was naturally diverted by the headward erosion of the Río Negro.

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