Catatumbo lightning

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf meteorological phenomenon
gptkbp:attracts tourists
gptkbp:cause topography
air mass collisions
humidity from Lake Maracaibo
gptkbp:contributedTo ozone production
gptkbp:country gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:duration up to 10 hours per night
gptkbp:firstDescribed 16th century
gptkbp:frequency up to 260 nights per year
gptkbp:Guinness_World_Record most lightning bolts per square kilometer per year
gptkbp:hasViewOf hundreds of kilometers away
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catatumbo lightning
gptkbp:lightning_flashes_per_hour up to 280
gptkbp:local_importance subject of folklore
cultural symbol of Zulia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lake_Maracaibo
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Relámpago_del_Catatumbo
gptkbp:notable_for high lightning frequency
gptkbp:occurs_over gptkb:Lake_Maracaibo_basin
gptkb:Catatumbo_River
gptkbp:photographed weather photographers
gptkbp:recordedAt gptkb:Guinness_World_Records
gptkbp:region gptkb:Zulia
gptkbp:studiedBy meteorologists
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:usedFor navigation by sailors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lake_Maracaibo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5