Unare River

Unare River
Unare River is located in Venezuela
Unare River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryVenezuela
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
 • coordinates
10°05′20″N 65°11′12″W / 10.0889°N 65.1867°W / 10.0889; -65.1867

The Unare River is a river of Venezuela. It drains into the Caribbean Sea. In the 17th century the Dutch had a fort at the mouth of the river. It was constructed to protect their salt collection in the area. The other Dutch fort ever to stand on what is now Venezuelan soil (also in the 17th century) stood on the little uninhabited islet La Tortuga, just west of Isla Margarita. It was built for the same reason as the one in Unare: to protect the salt harvesting activities of the Dutch. The Caribbean islands St. Maarten and Bonaire (still Dutch up to now) would subsequently satisfy the Dutch demand for salt.

See also

References

  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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