Escalante River (Venezuela)
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The Escalante River (Spanish: Rio Escalante) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into Lake Maracaibo.
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Escalante River | |
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Native name | Rio Escalante (Portuguese) |
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Country | Venezuela |
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• coordinates | 9°14′45″N 71°47′07″W |
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The river rises in the Venezuelan Andes. It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo.[1]