Paraguaná Peninsula

Summary

Paraguaná Peninsula is a peninsula^[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (peninsula category, ranking #111 of 801).^[2]

Key Facts

• Paraguaná Peninsula is credited with the discovery of Alonso de Ojeda^[3].
• Paraguaná Peninsula is located in Falcón^[4].
• Paraguaná Peninsula is in the country of Venezuela^[5].
• Paraguaná Peninsula is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[6].
• Paraguaná Peninsula is on the body of water Gulf of Venezuela^[7].
• Paraguaná Peninsula is on the body of water Golfete de Coro^[8].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's image is recorded as ParaguanaPeninsula.jpg^[9].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[10].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Municipio Carirubana^[11].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Municipio Falcón^[12].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Municipio Los Taques^[13].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315527233^[14].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as Paraguaná^[15].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[16].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1499-08-09T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's highest point is recorded as Cerro Santa Ana Natural Monument^[18].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12, 'lon': -70}^[19].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0flf3q^[20].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paraguaná^[21].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0048953^[22].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 12.196111111111112, 'lon': -70.01638888888888}^[23].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Paraguana-Peninsula^[24].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Paraguaneros^[25].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'paraguanero'}^[26].
• Paraguaná Peninsula's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'paraguaneros'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Paraguaná Peninsula is in the country of Venezuela^[5]. It is located in Falcón^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Caribbean Sea^[6], a sea^[28], in Mexico^[29]; Gulf of Venezuela^[7], a gulf^[30], in Venezuela^[31]; and Golfete de Coro^[8], a bight^[32], in Venezuela^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Paraguaná Peninsula's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+176'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Paraguaná Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Paraguaná Peninsula include Thamnodynastes paraguanae^[35], a taxon^[36].

Why It Matters

Paraguaná Peninsula draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (peninsula category, ranking #111 of 801).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Thamnodynastes paraguanae^[35], a taxon^[36].