San Juan River (Río San Juan) is a river in

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and

Monagas Monagas State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Monagas State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 905,443. Monagas State is surrounded by Sucre State in the north, Anzoátegui State in the ...

states, north-eastern

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. Its eastern part forms the limit between both states before it flows into the

Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria ( ; ) is a shallow ( at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries by as little as at its narrowest and at its widest points. T ...

. The Guarapiche River flows into a short body named

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that flows into the San Juan shortly before its mouth in the Gulf of Paria. In February 2012 there was an

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in the

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area at the mouth of the river.El petróleo contaminó los manglares

References

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

External links

Geologia de VenezuelaConsecuencias ambientales de derrame petrolero en Monagas
Rivers of Venezuela Geography of Sucre (state) Geography of Monagas Gulf of Paria {{Venezuela-river-stub