Portuguesa River
The Portuguesa River is a river of Venezuela. It is part of the Orinoco River basin, and is a tributary of the Apure River. Legend has it that the river's name originated from a woman from Portugal who drowned in its waters.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 46 metres (151 feet)
- …is also known as “Río Portuguesa”
- Description: river in Venezuela
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto Miranda.
Puerto Miranda
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Portuguesa River
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Latitude
7.93685° or 7° 56′ 13″ north
Longitude
-67.53817° or 67° 32′ 17″ west
Open location code
67VJWFP6+PP
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Portuguesa River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر البرتغالية”
- Arabic: “نهر البرطقيزية”
- Cebuano: “Río Portuguesa”
- Chinese: “波图格萨河”
- Croatian: “Portuguesa (rijeka)”
- Croatian: “Portuguesa”
- French: “río Portuguesa”
- French: “Río Portuguesa”
- Georgian: “პორტუგესა”
- Irish: “Abhainn Portuguesa”
- Italian: “Rio Portuguesa”
- Lithuanian: “Portugesa (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “Portugesa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Río Portuguesa”
- Polish: “Portuguesa (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Portuguesa”
- Russian: “Португеса”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Portuguesa”
- Slovenian: “Portuguesa”
- Slovenian: “reka Portuguesa”
- Slovenian: “río Portuguesa”
- Spanish: “Portuguesa”
- Spanish: “Rio Portuguesa”
- Spanish: “Río Portuguesa”
- Swedish: “Portuguesafloden”
- Welsh: “Afon Portuguesa”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isla Portuguesa and Laguna Jarina.
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