By David A. Longanecker. Executive Director, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Although the federal government plays a secondary role in supporting and financing American higher education, this role remains quite substantial and clearly helps shape the enterprise.
Â© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. Orinoco River in Venezuela. Rising in the Sierra Parima in s Venezuela, it flows nw to Colombia, then n, forming part of the Venezuela-Colombia border, and finally e into the Atlantic Ocean by a vast delta. Length: c. 2062km (1281mi).Cite this article. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.rinoco River in Venezuela. Rising in the Sierra Parima in s Venezuela, it flows nw to Colombia, then n, forming part of the Venezuela-Colombia border, and finally e into the Atlantic Ocean by a vast delta. Length: c. 2062km (1281mi). Cite this article. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
The Amazon River, usually abbreviated to The Amazon, in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world and according to most authorities, the second longest in length.[n 1] The headwaters of the ApurÃ­mac River on Nevado Mismi had been considered for nearly a century as the Amazonâs most distant source, until a 2014 study found it to be the Cordillera Rumi Cruz at the headwaters of the Mantaro River in Peru. The Mantaro and ApurÃ­mac join, and with other ...