Venezuela, where is it?

Venezuela is a country in the north of South America, with Caracas as its capital. It borders the Caribbean to the north, Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south and Guyana to the east. Northern hemisphere, 66 degrees west longitude, 8 degrees north latitude.

Venezuela's national topography can be divided into three regions:

1, northwest and north mountainous areas, mainly Merida Mountain, the northeast branch of Andes, is the largest mountain range in China, with snow, glaciers and frequent earthquakes all year round. Bolivar Peak is 5007 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in China.

2. The central part of Orinoco River plain, the western part of the plain is grassland, and the eastern part of the plain is delta swamp formed by Orinoco River estuary.

3. The Guiana Plateau in the southeast, 500-800 meters above sea level. Angel Waterfall (979 meters), the largest waterfall in the world, is located on the tributary of the middle reaches of Karoni River.

Extended data

Venezuela's country name "Venezuela" actually comes from Italian, meaning "Little Venice", and its allusion comes from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (also the name of the United States), so it was named after seeing the tall water house village where American Indians lived in Lake Maracaibo.

As for the "Bolivarian" in Venezuela's official full name, it was added when the country rebuilt its constitution to commemorate Simon Bolivar, who they regarded as the founding hero.

Apart from the mountains, the territory has a basically savanna climate. The temperature varies with rainfall and ground height.

The mountains are mild and the lowlands are hot. The annual average temperature is 26 ~ 28 degrees Celsius. From the northern coast to the south, the average annual precipitation increased from 500 mm to about 3000 mm. The upper reaches of the Orinoco River basin are the areas with the most precipitation, with an average annual precipitation of more than 3000mm.

The driest area is on the northern coast. The average annual precipitation in laguardia Port and Malac is only over 550 mm, and the rainy season is from June to 1 1.

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