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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 236 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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APURE , a See also:

river of western See also:Venezuela, formed by the confluence of the Sarare and Uribante at 6° 45' N. See also:lat. and 71° W. See also:long., and flowing eastward across the Venezuelan llanos to a junction with the See also:Orinoco at about 7° 40' N. lat. and 66° 45' W. long. Its drainage See also:area includes the slopes of both the Colombian and Venezuelan See also:Andes. It has a sluggish course across the lianas for about 300 m., and is navigable throughout its length. Its See also:principal tributaries are the Caparro, Portuguesa and See also:Guarico on the See also:north, and the Caucagua on the See also:south. Its lateral channels on the south mingle with those of the Arauca for many See also:miles, forming an extensive See also:district subject to See also:annual inundations.

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