Escalante River (Venezuela)

Escalante River
Mouth location in Venezuela
Native nameRio Escalante (Portuguese)
Location
CountryVenezuela
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
9°14′45″N 71°47′07″W / 9.245967°N 71.785386°W / 9.245967; -71.785386

The Escalante River (Spanish: Rio Escalante) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into Lake Maracaibo.

The river rises in the Venezuelan Andes. It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo.

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