Barima Point
Barima Point | |
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| Coordinates: 8°36′26″N 60°24′39″W / 8.60722°N 60.41083°W[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Barima Point (Spanish: Punta Barima), is a small settlement in the Antonio Díaz municipality of Delta Amacuro state in Venezuela, at the mouth of the Barima River.
It has a lighthouse, Faro Barima,[2] and a Coast Guard Station.
The city was controlled by British Guiana until 1899, when it was returned to Venezuela in the Paris Arbitral Award.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wikimapia
- ^ Marine traffic
- ^ King, p.260.
Sources[edit]
- King, Willard L. (2007) [1950]. Melville Weston Fuller: Chief Justice of the United States, 1888–1910. Ehrsam Press [Macmillan Publishers]. ISBN 9781406735222.