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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
→
gulf → inland sea → |
| adjacentTo |
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 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 (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Orinoco Delta
→
|
borderedBy |
|
San Fernando
→
|
hasCoastlineOn |
|
Point Fortin
→
|
locatedOn |
|
Port of Spain
→
|
locatedOnCoastOf |
|
Orinoco River
→
|
mouth |