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Orinoco

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Orinoco , river of Venezuela, estimated to be from 1,500 to 1,700 mi (2,410-2,735 km) long. Rising near Mt. Delgado Chalbaud in the Guiana Highlands, S Venezuela, the Orinoco flows in a wide arc through tropical rain forests and savannas (llanos), forming part of the Venezuela-Colombia border, and enters the Atlantic Ocean through a large marshy delta (c.7,800 sq mi/20,200 sq km) in NE Venezuela. One of South America's longest rivers, it and its branches drain an extensive basin; the Apure River is its chief tributary. The Orinoco is joined to the Amazon system by the Casiquiare, a natural... Read more
Orinoco
Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Orinoco • tacho , taco, tobacco, wacko • blanco , Franco • churrasco , fiasco, Tabasco • Arco , Gran...Morocco , Rocco, sirocco, socko •bronco • Moscow , roscoe •Rothko • coco , cocoa, loco, moko, Orinoco, poco, rococo •osso buco • Acapulco ... Read more
Orinoco
World Encyclopedia Orinoco River in Venezuela. Rising in the Sierra Parima in s Venezuela, it flows nw to Colombia, then n , forming part of the Venezuela-Colombia border, and finally e into the Atlantic Ocean by a vast delta. Length: c. 2062km (1281mi). Read more

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Conflict envelops Venezuela's Orinoco Belt.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/23/2006; 700+ words ; ...region of eastern Venezuela called the Orinoco Belt was a backwater known for its expansive...prices and advances in technology, the Orinoco's extra-heavy oil is now coveted by energy...14.5 billion to extract and upgrade the Orinoco's oil. Yet the daily production of 600... Read more
Current challenges on the Orinoco
Magazine article from: Americas; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; Arturo Uslar Pietri once described the Orinoco "as a magical phenomenon, like lung and...institutions to consider the subject of the Orinoco. An unprecedented multidisciplinary display, The Orinoco Kingdom is a historical, cartographic, and... Read more
Amazon and Orinoco River Plumes and NBC Rings: Bystanders or Participants in Hurricane Events?
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 1/15/2007; ; 700+ words ; ABTRACT The Amazon and Orinoco River plumes and North Brazil Current...and hurricane tracks data. The Amazon-Orinoco River plume spreads into (he western...layer effect. At times the warm Amazon-Orinoco River plume is bisected by cool-surface... Read more
Venezuela: Orinoco Iron starts iron briquets plant in December.
Newspaper article from: South American Business Information; 7/21/1999; 261 words ; Orinoco Iron is to start by end 1999 the production of the first...capacity of 550,000 mtpy. When operating at full capacity Orinoco Iron will have a 2.2mil mtpy capacity at Puerto Ordaz...German agency KFW and OKB (Austria) earmarked US$315mil. Orinoco Iron is an association of Broken Hill Proprietary to ... Read more
Authenticity hit or miss at Orinoco.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/7/2006; ; 700+ words ; Byline: Mat Schaffer ORINOCO: A LATIN KITCHEN. 477 Shawmut Ave. (South...He's the perfect person to bring along to Orinoco: A Latin Kitchen, the new Venezuelan restaurant in the South End. Orinoco (named for a river in Venezuela) is a cute... Read more
Travel long haul: Learn a little respect for piranhas You need to come to terms with one of the world's most fearsome fish when you canoe up Venezuela's Orinoco river.
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/21/1998; ; 700+ words ; Catching piranhas along the Orinoco river is easy. All you need is a six...doesn't take long to conclude that the Orinoco must be full of piranhas - the species...largely unproven. But when you are up the Orinoco with a paddle it's a thought that gives... Read more
Wi-Fi access point for SMEs.(Premiere: latest products and services)(Small and medium sized companies)(ORiNOCO AP-700 )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Telecom Asia; 11/1/2004; ; 116 words ; The ORiNOCO AP-700, a new release from Proxim, provides small and medium-sized...enhancement that is now available across the entire family of ORiNOCO access points. The ORiNOCO AP-700 also includes the draft IEEE 802.11e for prioritized access... Read more
BHP bites bullet at Orinoco HBI plant.(hot-briquetted iron)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Mining Journal; 3/30/2001; 341 words ; ...further investment in the US$950 million Orinoco hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Venezuela...detailed review of the economic future of Orinoco, which indicates that the plant is not...constrained . IBH had previously expected Orinoco to be fully operational by September last... Read more
ChipVision's Orinoco II generates RTL for low-power design.
Magazine article from: EDN; 8/2/2007; 624 words ; ...ChipVision has extended the features of its Orinoco ESL (electronic-system-level) IC-architecture-estimati...the power consumption of ICs at the ESL. Orinoco II can now help designers generate low-pow...company has created new technology for Orinoco that allows system and RTL designers to... Read more
Agere enhances ORiNOCO system with new features and tools.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Magazine article from: Worldwide Computer Products News; 3/27/2001; 177 words ; ...News-27 March 2001-Agere enhances ORiNOCO system with new features and tools...features and capabilities for its ORiNOCO wireless networking system. Available as a free software download on the ORiNOCO web site at http://www.orinocowireless... Read more

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