Bocas del Dragón

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Bocas del Dragón are a series of narrow straits between Trinidad and Venezuela that connect the Gulf of Paria to the Caribbean Sea.

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Label Occurrences
Bocas del Dragón canonical 2

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
strait system
adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean approaches
Gulf of Paria
connectsBodyOfWater Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Paria
country Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela
geologicalContext boundary between Caribbean Plate and South American Plate
hasCharacteristic narrow straits
strong tidal currents
hasNavigationHazard strong currents
variable sea conditions
hasPart Boca Grande
Boca de Huevos
Boca de Monos
Boca de Navíos
languageOfName Spanish
locatedBetween Trinidad
Venezuela
locatedIn Caribbean Sea region
eastern Caribbean
locatedNear Chaguaramas Peninsula
Gulf of Paria
Paria Peninsula
locatedOnCoastOf Trinidad
Venezuela
meaningOfName Serpent’s Mouth
surface form: Dragon’s Mouths
navigationType maritime passage
partOf border between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela
entrance to Gulf of Paria
maritime boundary area between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela
region southern Caribbean
surface form: southern Caribbean Sea
separates Trinidad
Venezuelan mainland
usedFor fishing
local transportation
shipping route

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Paria separatedBy Bocas del Dragón
Gulf of Paria hasPart Bocas del Dragón