Río Churún

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Río Churún is a river in southeastern Venezuela best known for feeding Angel Falls, the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, within Canaima National Park.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Río Churún canonical 1
Río Churún (es) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
accessibility primarily by river and air to Canaima
associatedWithIndigenousPeoples Pemon people
linked to: Pemon
belongsToNationalPark Canaima National Park
climateZone tropical humid
continent South America
country Venezuela
drainageBasin Orinoco River basin
linked to: Orinoco Basin
environmentType savanna-forest mosaic
tropical rainforest
feeds Angel Falls
flowsThrough tepui landscape
hasEcologicalSignificance habitat for tropical freshwater species
hasFeature jungle-lined banks
rapids
river bends
hasNameInLanguage Río Churún (es)
linked to: Río Churún
hasScenicSignificance iconic views of Angel Falls
hasTouristAccessPoint Canaima camp area
linked to: Canaima village
hydrologicalRole drainage of Auyán-tepui plateau
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn southeastern Venezuela
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bolívar State
locatedInEcoregion Guayana Highlands
linked to: Guiana Highlands
locatedInGeographicalFeature Guiana Shield
locatedInProtectedArea Canaima National Park
locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Canaima National Park
mouthRegion confluence with Río Carrao
near Auyán-tepui
notableFor feeding Angel Falls
partOf Canaima National Park river system
partOfTouristRoute river route to Angel Falls
protectedBy Venezuelan environmental law
riverSystem Carrao–Caroní–Orinoco basin
linked to: Orinoco Basin
sourceRegion Auyán-tepui area
tourismActivity boat excursions
canoe trips
tourismGatewayTo Angel Falls viewpoints
transportMode motorized dugout canoes
tributaryOf Río Carrao
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusOfArea World Heritage Site
usedFor access to Angel Falls
river tourism
watercourseFor Angel Falls

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

Churún River hasSpanishName Río Churún
Río Churún hasNameInLanguage Río Churún (es)
linked to: Río Churún