Lake Maracaibo

Lake Maracaibo is a large body of water in northwestern Venezuela. If considered a lake, it is the largest lake in South America. However, by some definitions it should be considered a sea because it is connected by way of a 54-km (34-mile) strait to the Gulf of Venezuela, and thence to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. In that case, Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America.

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Venezuela - Lake - South America - Sea - Strait - Gulf of Venezuela - Caribbean Sea - Atlantic Ocean - Lake Titicaca

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Lake Maracaibo acts as a major route for sea traffic to the ports of Maracaibo and Cabimas. It is also home to large deposits of crude oil and is the only major source in South America which makes the lake a major profit center for Venezuela. Its main tributary is the Catatumbo River.

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Sea traffic - Maracaibo - Cabimas - Crude oil - Catatumbo River

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