Lake Maracaibo (Spanish: Lago de Maracaibo) is a brackish lake located in northwestern Venezuela, between the states of Zulia, Trujillo, and Mérida. Hydrologically, it is a semi-enclosed bay off the coast of the Gulf of Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo is commonly considered a lake, though due to its current geological characteristics, it should not be considered as such. With a surface area of 13,512 km2 (5,217 sq mi), it is the largest lake in South America and one of the oldest on Earth, having formed disputably as a lake 36 million years ago in the Andes Mountains.
The lake is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela to the north by a narrow spit. It is fed by numerous rivers, the biggest being the Catatumbo River. The fault in the northern section has collapsed and is rich in oil and gas resources. It is Venezuela's main oil producing area and an important fishing and agricultural producing area. Eutrophication caused by oil pollution is a major environmental problem facing the lagoon. The area around the lagoon is inhabited by a quarter of the country's population and is also the place with the most frequent lightning on earth. The famous Catatumbo lightning can illuminate nighttime navigation.
LakeMaracaibo (Spanish: Lago de Maracaibo) is a brackish lake located in northwestern Venezuela, between the states of Zulia, Trujillo, and Mérida. Hydrologically...
northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects LakeMaracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the second-largest city in Venezuela...
occurs over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into LakeMaracaibo in Venezuela. Catatumbo means "House of Thunder" in the language of...
The Battle of LakeMaracaibo also known as the "Naval Battle of the Lake" was fought on 24 July 1823 on Venezuela's LakeMaracaibo between fleets under...
Lake of Maracaibo may refer to: Laguna Maracaibo in Bolivia; LakeMaracaibo in Venezuela. This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical...
region of Zulia. Zulia State is in northwestern Venezuela, bordering LakeMaracaibo, the largest body of water of its kind in Latin America. Its basin covers...
contender for oldest is LakeMaracaibo, estimated to be 20–36 million years old. In ancient times it was indisputably a true lake, but today it is saline...
(now Portobelo in modern Panama). In 1668, he sailed for Maracaibo and Gibraltar on LakeMaracaibo in modern-day Venezuela; he plundered both cities before...
Ojeda visited the Venezuelan coast. The stilt houses in the area of LakeMaracaibo reminded the Italian navigator, Amerigo Vespucci, of the city of Venice...
world's oldest lake is Lake Baikal, followed by Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. LakeMaracaibo is considered by some to be the second-oldest lake on Earth, but...
Ciudad Ojeda is a city located in the northeastern shore of LakeMaracaibo in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. Its population as of the 2005 census...
systems. Stilt houses were such a prevalent feature along the shores of LakeMaracaibo that Amerigo Vespucci was inspired to name the region "Venezuela" (little...
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Maracaibo in Venezuela, to the three off-shore refineries located on the Dutch islands of Aruba and Curaçao. The crude obtained from LakeMaracaibo was...
Estuaries and lagoons are not included either. Examples: Lake Melville (estuary) and LakeMaracaibo (lagoon), comparable with Lagoa dos Patos. In 1960, the...
Río Catatumbo) is a river rising in northern Colombia, flowing into LakeMaracaibo in Venezuela. The Catatumbo River is approximately 340 kilometres (210 mi)...
region occidental del Lago de Maracaibo, Venezuela" [Content of trace metals in groundwater from western region of MaracaiboLake, Venezuela]. Revista Tecnica...
spent a lot of time regrouping his forces. He stationed his men on LakeMaracaibo, an area that was occupied by the loyalists. Bolívar had numerical superiority...
Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, but it is a tidal bay, not a lake. "Data Summary: Lago Titicaca (Lake Titicaca)". International Lake Environment...
1924 as a shipping company responsible for transporting crude oil from LakeMaracaibo to its transshipment facility on the island of Aruba. The Lago refinery...
Battle of LakeMaracaibo also referred to as the Naval Battle of the Lake was a naval battle fought on July 24, 1823, in the waters of LakeMaracaibo in the...
having been the first European to visit Guyana, Curaçao, Colombia, and LakeMaracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz (La Guairita). Alonso de Ojeda was...
Air Force Shell Mara, a Lake tanker operated in LakeMaracaibo by Shell Oil SS Mara, a Lake tanker operated in LakeMaracaibo by Lago Oil and Transport...
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