Columbus Channel

The Columbus Channel or Serpent's Mouth (Spanish: Boca de la Serpiente), is a strait lying between Icacos Point in southwest Trinidad and Tobago and the north coast of Venezuela. It leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Paria. The channel is about nine miles (14 km) wide at its narrowest point.^[1]

Columbus Channel
View over the Columbus Channel from Icacos, Trinidad.
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Location	Gulf of Paria–Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
Coordinates	10°00′N 61°30′W
Type	Strait
Basin countries	Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago

History

Quinam bay, Columbus Channel, South Coast, Trinidad & Tobago.

The passage was named by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage.^[2]