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[[Image:Quinam bay, Columbus Channel, South Coast, Trinidad & Tobago.jpg|thumb|right|Columbus Channel at [[Quinam Bay]], south Trinidad]]'''The Columbus Channel''' is the narrow body of water between the south coast of the island of [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad]] and the [[Venezuela]]n mainland. The Columbus Channel connects the [[Gulf of Paria]] with the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is also known as the Serpent's Mouth. |
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The '''Columbus Channel''' or '''Serpent's Mouth''' ({{lang-es|'''Boca de la Serpiente'''}}), is a [[strait]] lying between [[Icacos Point]] in southwest [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and the north coast of [[Venezuela]]. It leads from the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the [[Gulf of Paria]]. The channel is about {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} wide at its narrowest point.<ref name="DK2015">{{cite book|author=DK|title=Atlas A-Z: 6th edition: A Pocket Guide to the World Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fI4eBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA338|date=7 April 2015|publisher=DK Publishing|isbn=978-1-4654-4252-9|pages=338–}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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The passage was named by Christopher Columbus on his [[Voyages of Christopher Columbus|third voyage]].<ref name="Eric">{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Eric|title=History of the People of Trinidad and Tobago|date=1942|publisher=Eworld Inc.|location=Buffalo|isbn=9781617590108|pages=8}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:59, 22 July 2020
| Columbus Channel | |
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 View over the Columbus Channel from Icacos, Trinidad. | |
  Columbus Channel  Columbus Channel | |
| Location | Gulf of Paria–Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Coordinates | 10°00′N 61°30′W / 10.000°N 61.500°W |
| Type | Strait |
| Basin countries | Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago |
The Columbus Channel or Serpent's Mouth (Spanish: Boca de la Serpiente), is a strait lying between Icacos Point in southwest Trinidad and Tobago and the north coast of Venezuela. It leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Paria. The channel is about nine miles (14 km) wide at its narrowest point.[1]
History
The passage was named by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage.[2]
References
- ^ DK (7 April 2015). Atlas A-Z: 6th edition: A Pocket Guide to the World Today. DK Publishing. pp. 338–. ISBN 978-1-4654-4252-9.
- ^ Williams, Eric (1942). History of the People of Trinidad and Tobago. Buffalo: Eworld Inc. p. 8. ISBN 9781617590108.
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