Carrao River

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The Carrao River is a river in southeastern Venezuela that flows through Canaima National Park and is known for feeding Angel Falls, the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Carrao River canonical 4

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Angel Falls
continent South America
country Venezuela
drainageBasin Orinoco River
feeds Angel Falls
flowsNear Auyán-tepui
flowsPast Canaima Lagoon
linked to: Canaima lagoon
flowsThrough Canaima National Park
Gran Sabana region
linked to: Gran Sabana
hasBiodiversity high aquatic biodiversity
high riparian biodiversity
hasClimateZone tropical rainforest climate
hasEcologicalSignificance supports tepui-related ecosystems
supports tropical rainforest ecosystems
hasFeature islands
rapids
waterfalls
hasLanguageRegion Spanish
hasMouthIn Caroní River
hasNotableFunction drains part of the Gran Sabana
hasSourceIn Guiana Shield region
linked to: Guiana Shield
hasTouristAccessPoint Canaima camp area
linked to: Canaima village
knownFor access route to Angel Falls
scenic landscapes
locatedIn Bolívar state
linked to: Bolívar State

southeastern Venezuela
locatedInEcoregion Guianan Highlands
linked to: Guiana Highlands
locatedInProtectedArea Canaima National Park
locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Canaima National Park
nearbySettlement Canaima
partOf Canaima National Park hydrological system
Orinoco River basin
linked to: Orinoco Basin
protectedBy Venezuelan environmental law
region Guayana Region
tributaryOf Caroní River
usedFor ecotourism
river transport
tourism
watercourseType freshwater river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pemon associatedWithRiver Carrao River
Kerepakupai Merú flowsInto Carrao River
SVCN nearbyGeographicFeature Carrao River
Hacha Falls hasWatercourse Carrao River