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Definition of Magdalena River
1. Noun. A river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magdalena River
Literary usage of Magdalena River
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"... are also found in the Caribbean field near Calamar on the Magdalena River,
... Departments bordering on the Magdalena River as far south as Girardot. ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"The whole course of the Magdalena river may amount to 840 miles, being nearly
equal to that of the Rhine. The valley of the Magdalena above Honda extends in ..."
3. Report and Accompanying Papers of the Commission Appointed by the President (1896)
"It has been stated in the first place, that the fortress of Carthagena does not
defend the entrance of enemies in the Magdalena River, as said river ..."
4. Land Magnetic Observations: 1905/10- by Louis Agricola Bauer, John Adam Fleming, Harlan Wilbur Fisk, Samuel Jackson Barnett, Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (1912)
"A short distance up Magdalena River from Bodega Central, in first clear space
... On bank of Magdalena River, about 90 paces down stream from where the road ..."
5. Thirsty Cities: Urban Environments and Water Supply in Latin Americaby Danilo J. Anton by Danilo J. Anton (1993)
"Because so many cities and people depend on the Magdalena River, for their water
supply and for fishing, the health risk must be eliminated. ..."
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