Gulf of Cariaco

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The Gulf of Cariaco is a long, sheltered inlet of the Caribbean Sea off northeastern Venezuela, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gulf of Cariaco canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gulf
inlet
adjacentTo Araya Peninsula NERFINISHED
Paria Peninsula NERFINISHED
basinCountry Venezuela NERFINISHED
connectedTo open Caribbean Sea
country Venezuela
hasCityOnShore Carúpano NERFINISHED
Cumaná NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical
hasCoastlineFeature mangroves
sandy beaches
hasEconomicActivity aquaculture
artisanal fishing
commercial fishing
tourism
hasEcosystemType coastal marine ecosystem
upwelling ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalIssue coastal habitat degradation
overfishing
pollution
hasHydrologicalFeature high biological productivity
high nutrient concentrations
strong seasonal upwelling
hasMarineLife crustaceans
fish
mollusks
plankton
seabirds
hasResearchActivity marine biology studies
oceanographic studies
hasResearchStation Fundación La Salle marine station NERFINISHED
isImportantFor local fisheries
regional economy
isSubjectOf environmental monitoring programs
knownFor high primary productivity
important fishing grounds
rich marine biodiversity
upwelling system
locatedIn Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
northeastern Venezuela
locatedInTimeZone UTC−04:00
locatedOnCoastOf Sucre state NERFINISHED
near city of Cumaná NERFINISHED
separatedBy Araya Peninsula NERFINISHED
separatedFrom Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
waterBodyType sheltered inlet

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

Sucre State bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Cariaco
Cumaná locatedNear Gulf of Cariaco