Motatán River

The Motatán River is a river of . It drains into . The river flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo from the east.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Venezuela
  • Also known as: Motatan River” and “Río Motatán

Motatán River

Latitude
9.48801° or 9° 29′ 17″ north
Longitude
-71.08388° or 71° 5′ 2″ west
Open location code
67XCFWQ8+6C
Geo­Names ID
3482257
Wiki­data ID
Q6917142
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Satellite Map

Discover Motatán River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Motatán River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Río Motatán
  • Chinese: 莫塔坦河
  • Croatian: Motatan
  • Croatian: Motatán
  • German: Río Motatán
  • Irish: Abhainn Motatán
  • Portuguese: Rio Motatán
  • Serbo-Croatian: Motatán
  • Spanish: Rio Motatan
  • Spanish: Río Motatán
  • Uzbek: Motatán daryosi
  • Welsh: Afon Motatán

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