This river's source is less than 500 miles from its delta, but its total length is more than three times that. This happens because it first flows west from the Brazilian border to the Colombian border, where it turns north, 
This river's source is less than 500 miles from its delta, but its total length is more than three times that. This happens because it first flows west from the Brazilian border to the Colombian border, where it turns north, before eventually turning  east, emptying into the Atlantic near Trinidad. FTP, name this longest river in Venezuela, which has given its name to a song by Enya.
This river's source is less than 500 miles from its delta, but its total length is more than three times that.
Orinoco