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The Magdalena River ( Spanish: Río Magdalena, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o maɣðaˈlena]; less commonly Rio Grande de la Magdalena) [ 5] is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about 1,528 kilometres (949 mi) through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene.
Magdalena River Valley. / 7.059694°N 73.853083°W / 7.059694; -73.853083. The Magdalena River Valley ( Spanish: Valle del Río Magdalena) is a valley in Colombia located within the Colombian Andes. The valley is specifically situated between the Central and Eastern Ranges and crossed by the river of the same name, the Magdalena River .
The archaeological park is located in the upper basin of the Magdalena River and its primary tributaries, in the municipality of the town of San Agustin in Huila in the eastern foothills of the Colombian Massif, from which emerge the three Andean mountain ranges traversing the country from south to north in the Andean Region.
The Middle Magdalena Valley, Middle Magdalena Basin or Middle Magdalena Valley Basin ( Spanish: Valle Medio del Magdalena, commonly abbreviated to VMM) is an intermontane basin, located in north-central Colombia between the Central and Eastern Ranges of the Andes. [2] The basin, covering an area of 34,000 square kilometres (13,000 sq mi), is ...
The Magdalena River turtle or Rio Magdalena river turtle ( Podocnemis lewyana) is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae, [3] which diverged from other turtles in the Cretaceous Period, 100 million years ago. [4] It is endemic to northern Colombia, where its home range consists of the Sinú, San Jorge, Cauca, and Magdalena river basins.
The Magdalena River Basin in Colombia The following is a list of fishes present in the Colombian Magdalena River . This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
The Magdalena–Urabá moist forests (NT0137) is an ecoregion in the north of Colombia. The terrain is largely flat or undulating, but includes mountainous areas in the south. It contains moist forests and large wetlands that are important to resident and migratory birds. The ecoregion forms a bridge between the Pacific coast ecoregions of ...
The Magdalena Valley dry forests ecoregion is in the valley of the upper Magdalena River, a river that flows north through the Andes to the Caribbean. [1] It has an area of 19,748 square kilometres (7,625 sq mi). [2] The Magdalena River is the largest in Colombia. [3] The dry forests are almost entirely surrounded by the Magdalena Valley ...