Venezuela /
Zulia /
Bachaquero /
Lake Maracaibo / Lago de Maracaibo
World / Venezuela / Zulia / Bachaquero World / Venezuela / Trujillo
Largest lake in South America and one of the World's oldest lakes. Fed by numerous rivers such as the Catatumbo and by sea water from the Caribbean it is a Brackish lake. It's a major source of income to the Venezuelan economy as the region is rich in oil deposits. Oil tankers leaving the lake pass under the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge into the Gulf of Venezuela enroute to the Caribbean.
Categories: lake
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Maracaibo
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Coordinates: 10°1'31"N 71°35'15"W
- Oloha Lagoon 75 km
- Matícora Reservoir 97 km
- Boconoíto Reservoir 197 km
- Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta 338 km
- Hidrosogamoso Reservoir 381 km
- Lake Tacarigua 406 km
- Cienaga Betanci 506 km
- Lake Tota 516 km
- Embalse Peñol-Guatapé 575 km
- Tomine Lake 610 km
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