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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 790 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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AMAZONAS , a territory belonging to See also:

Venezuela, and occupying the extreme See also:southern See also:part of that See also:republic, adjoining the Brazilian See also:state of Amazonas. It lies partly within the drainage See also:basin of the See also:Orinoco and partly within that of the Rio See also:Negro, an affluent of the See also:Amazon. The territory is covered with dense forests and is filled with intricate watercourses, one of which, the Casiquiare, forms an open communication between the Orinoco and the Rio Negro and is navigable for large canoes. The See also:capital of the territory is Maroa, situated on the Guainia See also:river, an affluent of the Rio Negro.

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