Mitare River

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

Mitare River
Mouth location in Venezuela
Native name	Rio Mitare  (Spanish)
Location
Country	Venezuela
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	11°24′17″N 69°58′08″W

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

• List of rivers of Venezuela

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, Asociación Venezolana de Geología, Minería y Petróleo (AVGMP), 17 (7-8-9), retrieved 2017-04-27