Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lake_Maracaibo,_Venezuela
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area 13,210 km²
gptkbp:basinCountry gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Venezuela
gptkbp:country gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 1499
gptkbp:economicImportance fishing
oil production
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity high
gptkbp:hasBridge gptkb:General_Rafael_Urdaneta_Bridge
gptkbp:hasCity gptkb:Cabimas
gptkb:Ciudad_Ojeda
gptkb:Maracaibo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
gptkbp:inflow gptkb:Catatumbo_River
gptkbp:length 160 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Zulia
gptkbp:maximumDepth 60 m
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Indigenous_Maracaibo_people
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_Maracaibo_(1823)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:oil
gptkb:Catatumbo_lightning
gptkbp:outflow gptkb:Gulf_of_Venezuela
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Maracaibo_Basin
gptkbp:type gptkb:river
brackish bay
gptkbp:width 110 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catatumbo_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6