Lake Maracaibo
large lake in Venezuela with an outflow to the Caribbean Sea
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Summary
Lake Maracaibo is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.37% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,585 views/month, #20 of 5,436).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Municipio Maracaibo[3]
- Country: Venezuela[4]
- Inflows: Catatumbo River[5], Chama River[6], Apón River[7], Escalante River[8]
- Outflows: Gulf of Venezuela[9]
- Basin country: Venezuela[10]
- Location: Maracaibo[11]
- Commons category: Lago de Maracaibo[12]
- Coordinate location: 9.8158333333333, -71.556666666667[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Maracaibo[14]
- Commons gallery: Lago de Maracaibo[15]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
- Heritage designation: National historical monument of Venezuela[17]
- Official name: Lago de Maracaibo[18]
- Native label: Lago de Maracaibo[19]
- Length: 99[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 0[21]
- Area: 13,210[22]
- Width: 67[23]
- Volume as quantity: 280[24]
- Directions: Isla de San Carlos[25]
- Vertical depth: 60[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- P14541: 10Zn1K[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Maracaibo include Maracaibo[29], a city[30], in Venezuela[31], founded in 1529[32].
Why It Matters
Lake Maracaibo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Maracaibo[29], a city[30], in Venezuela[31], founded in 1529[32].