Catatumbo River

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The Catatumbo River is a river in northwestern Venezuela known for flowing into Lake Maracaibo and for the nearby region’s spectacular, frequent lightning storms.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Catatumbo River canonical 9
Catatumbo River basin 4
Catatumbo River mouth 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith atmospheric electricity
high lightning density
basinCountry Colombia
Venezuela
continent South America
country Venezuela
crossesBorderBetween Colombia and Venezuela
drainageBasin Caribbean Sea watershed
flowsInto Lake Maracaibo
hasEcosystem tropical forests
wetlands
hasNotableFeature high frequency of lightning strikes
persistent nocturnal thunderstorms
hasPhenomenon Catatumbo lightning
hydrologicalSystem Lake Maracaibo system
linked to: Lake Maracaibo
influences local climate around Lake Maracaibo
knownFor Catatumbo lightning
frequent lightning storms
languageOrigin indigenous term "Catatumbo"
locatedIn South America
Zulia state
linked to: Zulia State

northwestern Venezuela
mouth Lake Maracaibo
near Catatumbo municipality
Lake Maracaibo
Maracaibo
partOf Lake Maracaibo basin
linked to: Maracaibo Basin

Orinoco–Caribbean drainage region
linked to: Orinoco Basin
region Zulia state
linked to: Zulia
sourceCountry Colombia
sourceRegion Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
tributaryOf Lake Maracaibo
usedFor fishing
local transportation

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Referenced by (15)

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

Lake Maracaibo hasInflow Catatumbo River
Norte de Santander Department hasRiver Catatumbo River
Western Venezuela hasMajorRiver Catatumbo River
subject linked to: western Venezuela
Catatumbo lightning locatedIn Catatumbo River mouth
linked to: Catatumbo River
Catatumbo lightning nameDerivedFrom Catatumbo River
Tibú locatedInGeographicalFeature Catatumbo River basin
linked to: Catatumbo River
Sardinata locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Catatumbo River basin
linked to: Catatumbo River
Northeastern Colombia drainedByRiver Catatumbo River basin
subject linked to: northeastern Colombia
linked to: Catatumbo River
Pamplonita River partOf Catatumbo River basin
linked to: Catatumbo River
Zulia River tributaryOf Catatumbo River
Zulia River mouth Catatumbo River
Zulia River flowsInto Catatumbo River
Zulia River riverSystem Catatumbo River system
linked to: Catatumbo River