Strait of Maracaibo
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The Strait of Maracaibo is the narrow channel in northwestern Venezuela that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela and the Caribbean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait of Maracaibo canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Venezuelan territorial waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Zulia state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
Venezuela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulia oil industry ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNavigationUse |
maritime transport
ⓘ
oil tanker traffic ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | access to inland oil fields ⓘ |
| isEntranceTo | Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnlySeaOutletOf | Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Zulia state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Venezuela ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Gulf of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Gulf of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Maracaibo basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | Lake Maracaibo from Gulf of Venezuela ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.