Shaped like a molar tooth sitting on its side, Trinidad is surrounded by four bodies of water – the Caribbean (north), the Atlantic Ocean (east), the Gulf of Paria (west) and the Columbus Channel (south) – making each coast a little different.
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What is the body of water between Trinidad and Tobago?
The Trinidad and Tobago islands are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north and west and by the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
What are 5 rivers in Trinidad?
Tobago
- Courland River.
- Coffee River.
- Castara River.
- Bloody Bay River.
What are the four main water bodies in the Caribbean region?
The Caribbean region consists of a chain of islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea. Bordered by the Gulf of Mexico on the north, the Straits of Florida, and the Northern Atlantic Ocean, towards the east and northeast. South America lies on its southern coastline.
What are the two water bodies that border the Caribbean?
I have circled, in red, the two bodies of water that border the Caribbean region. They are the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean Sea is bounded in the south by Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama.
Which body of water is north of Trinidad?
Caribbean Sea
Trinidad’s north coast borders the Caribbean Sea; its east coast meets the Atlantic Ocean.
What are the three main rivers in Trinidad?
Trinidad
- Yarra River.
- Marianne River.
- Shark River.
What is the biggest river in Trinidad?
Caroni River
The Caroni River is the largest river in Trinidad and Tobago, running for 40 km (25 mi) from its origins in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, through the northern lowlands of the Caroni Plains and enters the Gulf of Paria at the Caroni Swamp.
How many islands does Trinidad have?
two
Covering an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,979 sq mi), the country consists of the two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 smaller islands – including Chacachacare, Monos, Huevos, Gaspar Grande (or Gasparee), Little Tobago, and St. Giles Island.
What is a peninsula in Trinidad?
The coastal area known as Cedros lies on a peninsula at the South-Western end of the island of Trinidad. Located at the tip of the peninsula, Cedros or Bonasse as it is more commonly known especially on maps, lies mere miles off the coast of Venezuela, and is the most southern point in the Caribbean.
Which water body is north of the Caribbean?
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Where is the Caspian Sea?
Central Asia
Caspian Sea, Russian Kaspiyskoye More, Persian Darya-ye Khezer, world’s largest inland body of water. It lies to the east of the Caucasus Mountains and to the west of the vast steppe of Central Asia. The sea’s name derives from the ancient Kaspi peoples, who once lived in Transcaucasia to the west.
What Caricom means?
Caribbean Community
Caribbean Community (CARICOM), formerly (1973–2001) Caribbean Community and Commons Market, organization of Caribbean countries and dependencies originally established as the Caribbean Community and Commons Market in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas.
What body of water is to the northeast of Central America?
The Pacific Ocean lies to the southwest, the Caribbean Sea lies to the northeast, and the Gulf of Mexico lies to the north. Some physiographists define the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as the northern geographic border of Central America, while others use the northwestern borders of Belize and Guatemala.
What are the 7 Caribbean islands?
The Caribbean Islands
- Greater Antilles. the most-visited region in the Caribbean.
- Haiti. Port-au-Prince, capital city of Haiti.
- Leeward Islands. the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain.
- Guadeloupe. Basse-Terre, capital city of Guadeloupe.
- Saint Barthélemy.
- Sint Eustatius.
- Windward Islands.
- Martinique.
Why is the Caribbean sea blue?
The Caribbean is such a light a shade of blue due to the tendency of the Caribbean coast to scatter sunlight. The fact that the sand is light colored and the water is relatively shallow also makes the water appear turquoise.
What are the four bodies of water?
Bodies of Water
- Oceans.
- Seas.
- Lakes.
- Rivers and Streams.
- Glaciers.
What ocean is Trinidad in?
North Atlantic Ocean
Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Region | Caribbean |
|---|---|
| Coastline | 362 km (225 mi) |
| Highest point | El Cerro del Aripo 940 m |
What are the plains in Trinidad and Tobago?
On the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caroni Plain is a lowland area between the Northern Range and the Central Range. The lowland areas to the south of the Central Range are the Naparima Plain on the west and the Nariva Plain on the east.
What is the deepest river in Trinidad?
Ortoire River
The Ortoire River is the largest and deepest river in Trinidad and Tobago. It forms the boundary between Nariva County and Mayaro County in east Trinidad.
What is the name of the swamp in Tobago?
Nariva Swamp
The Nariva Swamp is the largest freshwater wetland in Trinidad and Tobago and has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention.
