Gulf of Paria
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The Gulf of Paria is a shallow, semi-enclosed inland sea of the Caribbean located between Venezuela and Trinidad, known for its rich fisheries and major shipping routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Paria canonical | 27 |
| Gulf of Venezuela | 2 |
| Gulf of Paria area | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ inland sea ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Trinidad
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Trinidad
Venezuelan mainland ⓘ |
| borderCity |
Point Lisas
ⓘ
Port of Spain ⓘ San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| borderPort |
Port of Guiria
ⓘ
Port of Point Lisas ⓘ Port of Port of Spain ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Trinidad and Tobago
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
commercial fish species
ⓘ
mangrove-associated species ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
mangrove forests
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
petroleum transport ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
coastal habitat degradation
ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | subject to maritime boundaries between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasNavigationFeature | shipping lanes to Gulf of Paria ports ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bocas del Dragón
ⓘ
Serpent’s Mouth ⓘ |
| hasUse |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
commercial navigation ⓘ industrial fishing ⓘ |
| influences |
climate of western Trinidad
ⓘ
coastal communities in Venezuela ⓘ local economy of Trinidad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major shipping routes
ⓘ
rich fisheries ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Trinidad
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean basin
Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean marine ecosystem
ⓘ
territorial waters of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ territorial waters of Venezuela ⓘ |
| separatedBy |
Bocas del Dragón
ⓘ
Serpent’s Mouth ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| waterBodyType |
semi-enclosed sea
ⓘ
shallow gulf ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Venezuela
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Venezuela
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Paria area