The hydrography of the Gulf of Venezuela 



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Calabozo Bay which, flowing westward as a countercurrent, suppHes the salt consumed 

 in diluting the outflow from the Lake. On the other side it produces a mixture so 

 similar to the superficial layers of the Caribbean that its identity can be recognized 

 only with difliculty. 



SW 5238 5237 5236 NE 



10 



20 



30 



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UJ 



V- 



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z 50 



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 o. 



UJ 



°60 



80- 



90- 



100 



NW 5253 5252 



5249 



5248 SE 



SW 5254 



5255 



5256 NE 



30- 



40- 



Q 50 - 



60 - 



70 - 



80 



N 5242 



5241 



5240 



5239 S 



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z 20 



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TEMPERATURE , "C 



Fig. 4. Distribution of temperature in Sections I-V, Gulf of Venezuela. See Fig. 2 for positions 



