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Magdalena River
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Magdalena River, Colombia Colombia's main waterway Wide view of the Magdalena River winding through green vegetation and sandy banks, with rocky hills and distant blue mountains in Colombia. Colombia: oil refinery Image of a portion of the Magdalena Valley in Colombia, South America, transmitted by Landsat (formerly ERTS) 2 on Jan. 7, 1977. Green, red, and infrared are recorded separately by the satellite and then combined to make the image. Vegetation appears red, and barren land is green. The Magdalena River and nearby lakes are blue; white splotches are clouds. The roughly parallel north-south pattern along the centre right indicates rock outcrops where the rocks have been bent into a folded structure. Landsat 2 was launched Jan. 22, 1975.
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Magdalena River: References & Edit History

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  • Katie Angell
    Katie Angell is Associate Editor at Encyclopedia Britannica, covering topics related to Latin America. She holds an MA from Vanderbilt University and is pursuing a PhD in Political Science.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article thoroughly revised. Feb 18, 2025
Modified title of Web site: Freshwater Ecoregions of the World - Magdalena River, Colombia, South America. Dec 22, 2016
Add new Web site: Freshwater Ecoregions of the World - Magdalena River, Colombia, South America. Dec 22, 2016
Add new Web site: International Rivers - Magdalena River, Colombia, South America. Dec 22, 2016
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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