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Paraguaná Peninsula

peninsula in Falcón, Central-Western Region
Place peninsula Q1851445
Paraguaná Peninsula

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of
peninsula
Native label
Paraguaná[18]

Location

Country
Venezuela[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 12.000°, -70.000°[14]
Located in or next to body of water
Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Venezuela, Golfete de Coro[5][6][7]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Falcón[3]

Population and size

Elevation above sea level
+176[19]
Highest point
Cerro Santa Ana Natural Monument[13]

Codes

Located in time zone
UTC−04:00[11]
More facts +6
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Municipio Carirubana, Municipio Falcón, Municipio Los Taques[8][9][10]
Coordinates of northernmost point
🗺️ 12.196°, -70.016°[15]
Demonym
paraguanero, paraguaneros[16][17]
Discoverer or inventor
Alonso de Ojeda[2]
Hashtag
Paraguaná[20]
Time of discovery or invention
August 9, 1499[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paraguaná en Paraguana Peninsula en Paraguaná Peninsula en Paraguana de Paraguana es península de Paraguaná es Paraguaná es Paraguana es peninsula de Paraguana es peninsula de Paraguaná es península de Paraguana fr Péninsule de Paraguana fr péninsule de Paraguaná id Semenanjung Paraguaná ja パラグアナ半島 ko 파라과냐 반도 nl Paraguana ru Парагуана sv Paraguana sv Paraguanáhalvön
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
315527233
Library of Congress authority ID
sh89003543
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16967202q
Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID
223702
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Paraguana-Peninsula
FAST ID
1251996
Freebase ID
/m/0flf3q
GNS Unique Feature ID
-954810
GeoNames ID
3630782
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
paraguana
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0048953
IdRef ID
191353167
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007551219105171
Topic's main category
Category:Paraguaná

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🔗 Connections
← Located in/on physical feature 13
Punto Fijo, Municipio Falcón, Municipio Carirubana, Josefa Camejo International Airport, Municipio Los Taques, Adicora, Amuay, Los Taques +5 more
Contains the administrative territorial entity 3
Municipio Falcón, Municipio Carirubana, Municipio Los Taques
Located in or next to body of water 2
Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Venezuela
Country 1
Venezuela
Instance of 1
peninsula
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Falcón
Located in this place 1
Médanos Isthmus
Located in time zone 1
UTC−04:00
Named after 1
Thamnodynastes paraguanae
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Summary

Paraguaná Peninsula is a peninsula[1].

Body

Geography

Adjacent water bodies include Caribbean Sea[5], a sea[21], in Mexico[22]; Gulf of Venezuela[6], a gulf[23], in Venezuela[24]; and Golfete de Coro[7], a bight[25], in Venezuela[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Paraguaná Peninsula include Thamnodynastes paraguanae[27], a taxon[28].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Thamnodynastes paraguanae[27], a taxon[28].

Related Entities

Punto Fijo Venezuela

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of Congress authority ID → sh89003543
    Country → Venezuela
    Topic's main category → Category:Paraguaná
    Coordinates → —
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