Satellite image of the Gulf of Venezuela

The Gulf of Venezuela is a gulf of the Carribean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia and Falcón. A 54 km strait connects it with Lake Maracaibo to the south. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (639x639, 139 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (639x639, 139 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A gulf or bay is a part of a lake or ocean that extends so that it is surrounded by land on three sides. ... Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Estado Zulia is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Falcón is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... Lake Maracaibo is a large body of water in northwestern Venezuela. ...

Location

The Gulf is located in the north of South America, between the peninsulas of Paraguaná of the Falcón State in Venezuela and Guajira's in Colombia and is connected to the Lake Maracaibo through an artificial navigation canal. Alongside to emphasize that it is used to the Archipelago of Monks as the imaginary division between the Caribbean Sea and the above-mentioned body of water. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Estado Falcón is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Lake Maracaibo is a large body of water in northwestern Venezuela. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ...

History

It was "discovered" by the Western civilization in 1499 when an expedition commanded by Alonso de Ojeda in which he was accompanied by Amerigo Vespucci, explored the Venezuelan coasts compiling information and naming the new lands, said expedition arrived to the gulf after passing through the Netherlands Antilles and the Peninsula of Paraguaná. Events July 22 - Battle of Dornach - The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I. July 28 - First Battle of Lepanto - The Turkish navy wins a decisive victory over the Venetians. ... Alonso de Ojeda (Cuenca, Spain, 1466? _ Santo Domingo, Spanish conquistador and explorer in the Americas. ... Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant and cartographer who voyaged to and wrote about the Americas. ...

Economic Importance

The main factor that gives importance to these waters is the fact that serves to connect between the Lake Maracaibo and the Caribbean Sea, as it still is known, in the lake and adjacent areas ti tge east is extracted a great quantity of crude petroleum, which comes from the wells to the refineries and markets of the world through ships, but, not only is it a connection, but what also is found in the large quantities of natural gas and petroleum that are not exploited and that are maintained as strategic reserves. Lake Maracaibo is a large body of water in northwestern Venezuela. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ...