Laguna de Las Marites Natural Monument
The Laguna de las Marites Natural Monument, or Las Marites Lagoon Natural Monument, is a protected hypersaline lagoon with Natural Monument status located on the south-east coastal plain of Margarita Island, in Nueva Esparta state in the north-west of Venezuela.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: protected natural monument in Venezuela
- Also known as: “Albufera de Las Marites”, “Laguna de Las Maritas”, “Laguna de Las Marites”, and “Laguna Marites”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Valle del Espíritu Santo.
El Valle del Espíritu Santo
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Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Valle del Espíritu Santo is a village near Porlamar, in the Nueva Esparta state of Venezuela. Founded as the capital of the island in 1529, El Valle del Espíritu Santo is just north of Porlamar. El Valle del Espíritu Santo is situated 9 km northeast of Laguna de Las Marites Natural Monument.
Laguna de Las Marites Natural Monument
- Categories: natural monument, protected area, lagoon, and body of water
- Location: Nueva Esparta, Caribbean Islands, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
10.91304° or 10° 54′ 47″ northLongitude
-63.92935° or 63° 55′ 46″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
772RW37C+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 577537988OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3635750Wikidata ID
Q9035028
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Laguna de Las Marites Natural Monument” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Monumentu natural Llaguna de Les Marites”
- Spanish: “Laguna de Las Marites”
- Spanish: “Laguna Las Marites”
- Spanish: “Monumento natural Laguna de Las Marites”
- Spanish: “Monumento Natural Laguna de Las Marites”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bahía de Las Tejitas and La Isleta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia Ntra. Sra. de Coromoto and Playa La Isleta.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Laguna de Las Marites Natural Monument”. Photo: Wilfredor, CC0.