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Lake Maracaibo
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AT A GLANCE
Lake Maracaibo in facts
- Area13,210 km²
- Deepest point60 mbelow the surface
- Length99 km
- Volume280 km³
All geographic & statistical details (7)
- Bathymetric depth profile
- Water type
- Lagoon
- Width
- 67.0 km
- Names in other languages
- Маракайбо, Maracaibo, بحيرة ماراكايبو, মারাকাইবো হ্রদ, Maracaibo-See
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Lago de Maracaibo, دریاچه ماراکایبو, lac Maracaibo, माराकाइबो झील, Danau Maracaibo, lago di Maracaibo, マラカイボ湖, 마라카이보호, Meer van Maracaibo, ทะเลสาบมาราไกโบ, Maracaibo Gölü, Hồ Maracaibo, 馬拉開波湖 - Location
- 9.9°N, 71.6°W
- Along or near its shores
- Venezuela
- Neighbouring waters
- Caribbean Sea
Facts: Wikidata Q182137, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Basin, shores, neighbouring waters and location are worked out by The Landlore from Natural Earth map shapes.
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The map follows Natural Earth’s generalized marine-area geometry. Its extent is for geographic exploration and labeling; it does not define maritime ownership, legal limits or an exclusive economic zone.
Also named in the source
Lago de Maracaibo
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Source: Natural Earth marine areas · Public domain · release v5.1.2, retrieved 29 October 2026. Marine areas are generalized cartographic labels, not maritime jurisdiction or EEZ boundaries. Inland waters use the separate Natural Earth lakes layer (public domain, fixed snapshot); water extents may have changed. Names and source categories can include inland waters; alternative names are shown where supplied.
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