Gulf of Cariaco

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The Gulf of Cariaco is a long, sheltered inlet of the Caribbean Sea off northeastern Venezuela, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gulf
inlet
adjacentTo Araya Peninsula
Paria Peninsula
basinCountry Venezuela
connectedTo open Caribbean Sea
country Venezuela
hasCityOnShore Carúpano
Cumaná
hasClimate tropical
hasCoastlineFeature mangroves
sandy beaches
hasEconomicActivity aquaculture
artisanal fishing
commercial fishing
tourism
hasEcosystemType coastal marine ecosystem
upwelling ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalIssue coastal habitat degradation
overfishing
pollution
hasHydrologicalFeature high biological productivity
high nutrient concentrations
strong seasonal upwelling
hasMarineLife crustaceans
fish
mollusks
plankton
seabirds
hasResearchActivity marine biology studies
oceanographic studies
hasResearchStation Fundación La Salle marine station
isImportantFor local fisheries
regional economy
isSubjectOf environmental monitoring programs
knownFor high primary productivity
important fishing grounds
rich marine biodiversity
upwelling system
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
northeastern Venezuela
locatedInTimeZone UTC−04:00
locatedOnCoastOf Sucre state
linked to: Sucre State
near city of Cumaná
linked to: Cumaná
separatedBy Araya Peninsula
separatedFrom Caribbean Sea
waterBodyType sheltered inlet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sucre State bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Cariaco
Cumaná locatedNear Gulf of Cariaco
Carúpano near Cariaco Gulf region
linked to: Gulf of Cariaco
Araya Peninsula bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Cariaco
Araya Peninsula separates Gulf of Cariaco from the open Caribbean Sea
linked to: Gulf of Cariaco
Manzanares River isLocatedNear Gulf of Cariaco
Puerto La Cruz waterBody Gulf of Cariaco
subject linked to: Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela