The Palmar River (Spanish: Rio El Palmar) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into Lake Maracaibo.
| Palmar River | |
|---|---|
.jpg)  Mouth location in Venezuela | |
| Native name | Rio El Palmar (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 10°09′51″N 71°52′09″W / 10.164189°N 71.869045°W |
The Palmar River rises in the Serranía del Perijá. In its lower reaches it flows through an area of the Catatumbo moist forests ecoregion.[1] It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo.[2]
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References edit
- ^ Locklin, Claudia, Northern South America: Northern Venezuela (NT0108), World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-04-23
- ^ Locklin, Claudia, South America: Northwestern corner of Venezuela (NT0222), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-04-24