Ciénaga Honda
Ciénaga Honda is a lagoon in Magdalena Department, Costa Norte. Ciénaga Honda is situated nearby to the locality Los Ladrones, as well as near Barrio Siape.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bocas de Ceniza and Barranquilla.
Bocas de Ceniza
Locality
Photo: Moyogo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bocas de Ceniza is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea. It owes its name to the dusky color ocean waters take to receive the river. At present, the river flows into the sea through an artificial canal built in the 1930s. Bocas de Ceniza is situated 9 km northwest of Ciénaga Honda.
Barranquilla
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Barranquilla is a city on Colombia’s northern Caribbean coast. It is close to the Magdalena River’s mouth, where the river flows into the Caribbean Sea.
Ciénaga Honda
- Type: Lagoon
- Also known as: “Cienaga Honda”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Magdalena Department, Costa Norte, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
11.07201° or 11° 4′ 19″ northLongitude
-74.78503° or 74° 47′ 6″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
773736C7+RXGeoNames ID
12349639
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In Other Languages
“Ciénaga Honda” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Ciénaga Honda”
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