Where Is Venezuela Caribbean Sea Gulf of Venezuela Paraguaná Caracas Lake Maracaibo Venezuela Colombia Brazil Did you know Paraguaná is Venezuela's largest peninsula with 200 miles 322 kilometers of coastline Pirates and smugglers once used the peninsula as a
Atlantic Ocean Venezuela is a country in the northern part of South America It has a total area that spans 352 144 square miles 912 050 square kilometers Its northern coast meets the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean The capital city of Caracas is located near the center of this coast The Gulf of Venezuela cuts into the land where Venezuela meets Colombia This gulf connects to Lake Maracaibo the largest lake in South America Guyana touches Venezuela's eastern border and Brazil shares Venezuela's southern border Guyana
The Land Did you know Venezuela has two major seasons December to March is the dry season The wet season is May through October Venezuela's landscape features mountains forested highlands and lowlands Bolívar Peak Venezuela's highest point is part of the Andes Mountain range in the northwest It reaches a height of 16 427 feet 5 007 meters The Guiana Highlands define southern Venezuela They are covered in forests and include breathtaking waterfalls
The third longest river in South America the Orinoco River flows across central Venezuela The tropical plains along the river are called the Llanos The grasslands there become wetlands when the region floods during its rainy season The Orinoco Delta forms in eastern Venezuela where the Orinoco empties into the Atlantic Ocean fun fact Christopher Columbus discovered Margarita Island just north of mainland Venezuela on his third voyage to the Americas The sea around the island was stocked with pearls so the island became known as the Isle of Pearls Margarita Island
