Lake Maracaibo / Lago de Maracaibo
Venezuela /
Zulia /
Bachaquero /
World
/ Venezuela
/ Zulia
/ Bachaquero
World / Venezuela / Trujillo
lake, estuary, interesting place, invisible
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Maracaibo
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 10°1'31"N 71°35'15"W
- Urbanización San Jacinto 77 km
- Mérida 160 km
- San Cristobal 257 km
- Caparo´s Research Station 289 km
- Caparo´s Experimental Station 290 km
- Monument for the Battle of Carabobo 375 km
- Lake Tacarigua 406 km
- Terreno de la E.P.A. Providencia 447 km
- International Speedway Pancho Pepe Croquer 447 km
- Wildlife Reserve "Camaguán's Estuaries" 450 km
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