lake maracaibo

     

At 5,200 square miles, it's the largest lake in Venezuela & in all of South America

Trivia about lake maracaibo

  • Using reinforced concrete, Italian engineer Riccardo Morandi bridged this Venezuelan lake
  • You'll find this 5,130-square-mile lake in Northwest Venezuela
  • In 1499 explorer Alonso de Ojeda followed the South American coast to this lake & named the region Venezuela
  • This Venezuelan lake has been dredged so transport ships can carry oil from it
  • In 1957 a deep channel was completed allowing ocean ships to reach this largest Venezuelan lake
  • A short channel connects this large lake with the Gulf of Venezuela
  • I hate to be a kicker, I don't want to start a fracas /It's 50 miles from Tovar & 300 from Caracas
  • The Catatumbo River flows into this lake, an extension of the Gulf of Venezuela
  • This Venezuelan lake is the only one of the world's 25 largest lakes whose elevation is sea level
  • Lake Titicaca,Lake Poopo,Lake Maracaibo

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