Orinoco Flow - Locations Referenced in Lyrics (in Order of Mention)

Locations Referenced in Lyrics (in Order of Mention)

• Orinoco River, Venezuela (the London studio where the song was recorded was also called "Orinoco" and, due to the title of the song, Enya became known in Venezuela).
• Tripoli, Libya (there are other locations named Tripoli—in Lebanon and Greece, for instance. However, the reference to "the shores of Tripoli" appears to indicate the Libyan city).
• Yellow Sea, between Korea and China
• Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
• Palau, islands in Micronesia or Palau, Sardinia in Italy
• Avalon, United Kingdom
• Fiji, Fiji islands
• Tiree, United Kingdom
• Isles of Ebony, United Kingdom
• Peru
• Cebu, Philippines
• Babylon, Iraq
• Bali, Indonesia
• Cali, Colombia
• Coral Sea, Australia
• Ebudae (Inner Hebrides), United Kingdom (also the title of another Enya song released at a later date).
• Khartoum, Sudan
• The Sea of Clouds, possibly Mount Huangshan, China
• Island of the Moon (Comoros) (also an island in Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia, or Isle Maree, United Kingdom).
• Ross Dependency (a part of Antarctica and also Ross, United Kingdom).