Английская Википедия:Catatumbo River
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox river The Catatumbo River (Шаблон:Lang-es) is a river rising in northern Colombia, flowing into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The Catatumbo River is approximately Шаблон:Convert long. It forms a part of the international boundary between the two countries. The river's name means "House of Thunder" in the language of the Bari people.[1]
The river flows through the Catatumbo moist forests ecoregion.[2] It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo.[3] Prior to emptying into Maracaibo, the Catatumbo River also merges with the Zulia River.
Together with the nearby Escalante River, Catatumbo is a producing area for cocoa beans of the Criollo cultivar.
Catatumbo lightning
Шаблон:Main The "Relámpago del Catatumbo" or "Faros del Catatumbo" (Catatumbo lightning) is a phenomenon that occurs over the marshlands at the Lake Maracaibo mouth of the river, where lightning storms occur for about 10 hours a night, 140 to 160 nights a year, for a total of about 1.2 million lightning discharges per year. The light from this storm activity can be seen up to Шаблон:Convert away and has been used for ship navigation; it is also known as the "Maracaibo Beacon" for this reason.[4]
Tributaries
The Catatumbo River is fed by the:
- Zulia River
- Pamplonita River (tributary of Táchira)
- Táchira River (tributary of Pamplonita)
References
Шаблон:Colombia-river-stub Шаблон:Venezuela-river-stub
