Kashikiare [river] - Kashikiare

Japanese: カシキアレ[川] - かしきあれ
Kashikiare [river] - Kashikiare

…Downstream from Barrancas, about 110 km from the mouth, it branches into many rivers, forming a vast swampy delta. Upstream, south of Monte Duida, the Casiquiare River branches off and joins the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon, to form a natural canal connecting the Orinoco and Amazon systems. The river has an abundant volume of water and is navigable up to about 1,600 km upstream from the mouth. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kashikiare [river]" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…河口から約110kmのバランカスより下流では多くの河川に分岐し,広大な湿地性のデルタを形成している。上流のドゥイダ山の南方ではカシキアレ川が分流し,アマゾン川支流のネグロ川に合流してオリノコ水系とアマゾン水系を結ぶ天然の運河となっている。水量が豊富で河口から約1600km上流まで航行可能である。…

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