Guarapiche River
Guarapiche River is a river of north-eastern Venezuela. It flows into the San Juan River.[1]
| Guarapiche River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Puertas de Miraflores, Turimiquire Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Caño Francés |
Course
Its origin is in the canyon named Puertas de Miraflores in the Turimiquire Range.[2] Together with it flows into a short body named Caño Francés whose mouth is in the San Juan River shortly before its mouth in the Gulf of Paria. In February 2012 there was an oil spill in the mangrove area at the mouth of the river.[3]
See also
References
- Rio Guarapiche- Hidrologia
- "Cuando el río llora, petróleo trae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- "El petróleo contaminó los manglares". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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