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Pa·ri·a (pä-rēʹä), Gulf of
An inlet of the Caribbean Sea between Trinidad and the northeast coast of Venezuela.
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Paria,Gulf of
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Paria, Gulf of — Inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between Venezuela and Trinidad. Extending about 100 mi (160 km) from east to west and 40 mi (65 km) from north to south, it is linked with the Caribbean to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Its ports,… … Universalium
Paria, Gulf of — geographical name inlet of the Atlantic between Trinidad & Venezuela … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Paria Peninsula — ( es. Península de Paria) is a large peninsula in Sucre State, northern Venezuela. It separates the Gulf of Paria and Caribbean Sea. Península de Paria National Park is located on the peninsula. Politically speaking, it s also commonly accepted… … Wikipedia
Gulf of Paria — The Gulf of Paria (Golfo de Paria in Spanish) is a 7800 km2 (3000 square mile) shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be… … Wikipedia
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Port of Spain — City (pop., 1996 est.: 43,396), seaport, and capital of Trinidad and Tobago. Formerly the capital of the West Indies Federation, it is located in the northwestern part of the island of Trinidad on the Gulf of Paria. It is an air transport centre… … Universalium
Dragons Mouths — ▪ channel, Caribbean Sea or Dragon s Mouths , Spanish Bocas del Dragón channel of the southeastern Caribbean Sea, between Point Peñas (the eastern end of the Paria Peninsula in northeastern Venezuela) and the northwestern extremity of… … Universalium
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