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.

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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.

Orinoco River mouth Gulf of Paria
Port of Spain locatedOnCoastOf Gulf of Paria
Orinoco Delta borderedBy Gulf of Paria
San Fernando hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Paria
Point Fortin locatedOn Gulf of Paria
Sucre State bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Paria
Lake Maracaibo partOf Gulf of Paria
this entity surface form: Gulf of Venezuela
Lake Maracaibo connectedTo Gulf of Paria
this entity surface form: Gulf of Venezuela
Chaguaramas locatedIn Gulf of Paria
Chaguaramas bodyOfWater Gulf of Paria
St. James, Trinidad locatedNear Gulf of Paria
La Brea Industrial Estate proximityTo Gulf of Paria
San Fernando Hill overlooks Gulf of Paria
San Fernando Hill viewIncludes Gulf of Paria
Bocas del Dragón connectsBodyOfWater Gulf of Paria
Bocas del Dragón locatedNear Gulf of Paria
Bocas del Dragón adjacentTo Gulf of Paria
Serpent’s Mouth connects Gulf of Paria
Serpent’s Mouth locatedSouthOf Gulf of Paria
Serpent’s Mouth isEntranceTo Gulf of Paria
Point Lisas locatedOnCoastOf Gulf of Paria
Port of Port of Spain isMajorPortOn Gulf of Paria
Port of Guiria nearbyBodyOfWater Gulf of Paria
Port of Point Lisas locatedOn Gulf of Paria
Chaguanes Amerindian tribe region Gulf of Paria
this entity surface form: Gulf of Paria area