Gulf of Venezuela
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The Gulf of Venezuela is a shallow, strategically important inlet of the Caribbean Sea located between Venezuela and Colombia, serving as a key maritime route and connection to Lake Maracaibo’s oil-rich basin.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Venezuela maritime area | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ inlet ⓘ |
| belongsToExclusiveEconomicZoneOf |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion |
La Guajira Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Guajira Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulia state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastlineFeatureOf |
La Guajira Department, Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulia state, Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedViaStraitTo | Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
control of access to Lake Maracaibo
ⓘ
delimitation of maritime borders in the southern Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasDisputedMaritimeBoundary | true ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpanishName | Golfo de Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
access to Lake Maracaibo oil fields
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ oil transport ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Caribbean maritime logistics
ⓘ
regional energy infrastructure ⓘ |
| isNavigationRouteFor |
commercial shipping between Lake Maracaibo and Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
oil exports from Lake Maracaibo ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Colombian Caribbean coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuelan Caribbean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isShallow | true ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | La Guajira Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Venezuelan mainland Caribbean coast ⓘ |
| maritimeBoundaryDisputeBetween |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearMajorOilRegion | Maracaibo Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opensNorthwardTo | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHydrographicSystem | Maracaibo Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | saltwater ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
oil tanker navigation ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| waterType | marine ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Gulf of Venezuela maritime area