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

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and

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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 ( ; es, Golfo de Paria) is a shallow (180 m at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries ...

. The

Guarapiche River Guarapiche River is a river of north-eastern Venezuela. It flows into the San Juan River (Venezuela), San Juan River. Course Its origin is in the canyon named Puertas de Miraflores in the Turimiquire Range. Together with it flows into a short body ...

flows into a short body named Caño Francés that flows into the San Juan shortly before its mouth in the Gulf of Paria. In February 2012 there was an oil spill 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

See also

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