Mitare River

Mitare River
Mitare River is located in Venezuela
Mitare River
Mouth location in Venezuela
Native nameRío Mitare (Spanish)
Location
CountryVenezuela
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
11°24′17″N 69°58′08″W / 11.404667°N 69.968788°W / 11.404667; -69.968788

The Mitare River (Spanish: Río Mitare) is a river in northwestern Venezuela.

The Mitare River flows through the Paraguana xeric scrub ecoregion. In its delta it divides into the Pedregal and Paraíso rivers, which empty into the gulf of Coro on the Caribbean.[1] The delta of the Mitare, which is an intermittent stream, was changed in nature when the seaway of the La Vela gulf was closed. Formerly the delta was highly destructive, but after the closure it became highly constructive.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alarcón.
  2. ^ Rabasso 1974, p. 131.

Sources

  • Alarcón, Clara, Northern South America: Northernwestern Venezuela, WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-04-26
  • Rabasso, Jose (July 1974), "El Delta del Rio Mitare Noroeste de Venezuela" (PDF), Boletin Informativo, 17 (7-8-9), Asociación Venezolana de Geología, Minería y Petróleo (AVGMP), retrieved 2017-04-27


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