Gulf of Venezuela
The Gulf of Venezuela is a gulf of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia and Falcón and by La Guajira Department, Colombia. The western side is formed by the Guajira Peninsula. A 54 km strait connects it with Maracaibo Lake to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Gulf
- Description: gulf in the Caribbean Sea
- Also known as: “Gulf of Coquibacoa”, “Gulf of Coquivacoa”, “Gulf of Maracaibo”, and “Saco de Maracaibo”
Gulf of Venezuela
- Categories: gulf and body of water
- Location: Colombia, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Gulf of Venezuela” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخليج الفنزويلي”
- Arabic: “خليج فنزويلا”
- Armenian: “Վենեսուելայի ծոց”
- Basque: “Venezuelako golkoa”
- Belarusian: “Венесуэльскі заліў”
- Belarusian: “Вэнэсуэльская затока”
- Bosnian: “Venecuelanski zaliv”
- Breton: “Pleg-mor Venezuela”
- Bulgarian: “Венецуелски залив”
- Catalan: “Golf de Veneçuela”
- Cebuano: “Golfo de Venezuela”
- Chinese: “Venezuela Oan”
- Chinese: “委內瑞拉灣”
- Chinese: “委内瑞拉湾”
- Croatian: “Venezuelanski zaljev”
- Czech: “Venezuelský záliv”
- Dutch: “Golf van Venezuela”
- Esperanto: “golfo de Venezuelo”
- Esperanto: “venezuela golfo”
- Esperanto: “Venezuela golfo”
- Estonian: “Maracaibo laht”
- Estonian: “Venezuela laht”
- Finnish: “Venezuelanlahti”
- French: “golfe du Venezuela”
- French: “Golfe du Venezuela”
- Galician: “Golfo de Venezuela”
- Georgian: “ვენესუელის ყურე”
- German: “Golf von Venezuela”
- Greek: “Κόλπος της Βενεζουέλας”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ ונצואלה”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ מרקאיבו”
- Icelandic: “Venesúelaflói”
- Iloko: “Golpo ti Venezuela”
- Indonesian: “Teluk Venezuela”
- Irish: “Murascaill Veiniséala”
- Italian: “Golfo del Coquivacoa”
- Italian: “Golfo del Maracaibo”
- Italian: “Golfo del Venezuela”
- Japanese: “ベネズエラ湾”
- Korean: “베네수엘라만”
- Latvian: “Venecuēlas līcis”
- Lithuanian: “Marakaibo įlanka”
- Lithuanian: “Venesuelos įlanka”
- Macedonian: “Венецуелски Залив”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Venezuela Oan”
- Mingrelian: “ვენესუელაშ ჸუჯი”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Venezuelabukta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Venezuelagolfen”
- Ossetian: “Венесуэлæйы бакæлæн”
- Panjabi: “ਵੈਨੇਜ਼ੁਏਲਾ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ”
- Persian: “خلیج عقبه”
- Persian: “خلیج ونزوئلا”
- Polish: “Zatoka Wenezuelska”
- Portuguese: “Golfo da Venezuela”
- Russian: “Венесуэла”
- Russian: “Венесуэльский залив”
- Russian: “Маракайбо”
- Serbian: “Венецуелански залив”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Venecuelanski zaljev”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Venezuelanski zaljev”
- Slovak: “Venezuelský záliv”
- Slovenian: “Golfo de Venezuela”
- Slovenian: “Maracaibski zaliv”
- Slovenian: “Venezuelski zaliv”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Coquibacoa”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Coquivacoa”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Maracaibo”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Venezuela”
- Swahili: “Ghuba ya Venezuela”
- Swedish: “Venezuelabukten”
- Thai: “อ่าวเวเนซุเอลา”
- Turkish: “Venezuela Körfezi”
- Ukrainian: “Венесуельська затока”
- Vietnamese: “Vịnh Venezuela”
- Waray (Philippines): “Golpo han Venezuela”
- Waray (Philippines): “Gulf of Venezuela”
- Wayuu: “Sojotojooya palaa Wenesueela”
- Western Panjabi: “وینیزویلا دی کھاڑی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Borobo and El Callao.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta Borojó and Punta Altozano.
Colombia: Must-Visit Destinations
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