Catatumbo River — River, northern South America. Rising in northern Colombia, it flows northeast across the Venezuelan border and the oil rich Maracaibo lowland to empty into Lake Maracaibo after a course of 210 mi (338 km). * * * ▪ river, South America Spanish… … Universalium
Catatumbo lightning — at night The Catatumbo Lightning (Spanish Relámpago del Catatumbo)[1] is an atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela. It occurs strictly in an area located over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. The fr … Wikipedia
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Zulia River — is a river in Venezuela and Colombia. It is a tributary of the Catatumbo River … Wikipedia
Hydrography of Cúcuta and North Santander — The North Santander Department of Colombia, and its capital, Cúcuta, rely on several rivers. The most important of these is the Pamplonita river. None of the rivers in this area present significant issues of pollution. The entity in charge of… … Wikipedia
Norte de Santander Department — Department of North Santander Departamento de Norte de Santander Department … Wikipedia
Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries … Universalium
Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar … Wikipedia
Lake Maracaibo — From outer space (STS 51 I). North is at the bottom left of the image (August 1985) … Wikipedia
Maracaibo, Lake — Inlet of the Caribbean Sea, northwestern Venezuela. The largest natural lake in South America, it occupies an area of 5,130 sq mi (13,280 sq km), extending southward for 130 mi (210 km) from the Gulf of Venezuela and reaching a width of 75 mi… … Universalium
