Ziwa Maracaibo : Tofauti kati ya masahihisho

{{Infobox lake|name=Lake Maracaibo|image=Maracaibo MODIS 2004jun26.jpg|caption=Lake Maracaibo, seen from space. The green swirls in the lake are patches of [[duckweed]], which is infesting the lake. North is at the top of the image.|image_bathymetry=Lake Maracaibo map.png|caption_bathymetry=Map|coords={{coord|09|48|57|N|71|33|24|W|region:VE_type:waterbody_scale:1250000|display=inline,title}}|type=Coastal saltwater, bay|inflow=[[Catatumbo River]]|outflow=[[Gulf of Venezuela]]|catchment=|basin_countries=Venezuela|length={{convert|99|mi}}|width={{convert|67|mi}}|area={{convert|13210|km2|abbr=on}}|depth=|max-depth={{convert|60|m|abbr=on}}|volume={{convert|280|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}|shore=|elevation={{convert|0|m|abbr=on}}|islands=467|cities=[[Maracaibo]], [[Cabimas]], [[Ciudad Ojeda]]}} '''Ziwa Maracaibo''' ( {{Lang-es|Lago de Maracaibo}} ) ni eneo kubwa la maji karibu na pwani la [[Venezuela]]. Limeunganishwa na Bahari Karibi kwa njia ya mfereji wa mwenye upana wa km 5.5. Kupitia mfereji huu [[maji ya chumvi]] hungia ndani yake, kwa upande mwingine eneo linaishwa na mito mingi. Upande wa kaskazini maji yake huwa ya chumvi-chumvi, upande wa kusini huwa na maji matamu. Hivyo lina tabia za [[Hori|hori ya bahari]] lakini pia ya [[ziwa]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Lake-Maracaibo|title=Lake Maracaibo|work=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|date=16 June 2016|accessdate=6 December 2016|author=The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lake%20Maracaibo|title=Webster's New Geographical Dictionary|last=Merriam-Webster|date=2016|publisher=Merriam-Webster|isbn=0-87779-446-4|page=727}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book|title=Comprehensive Atlas of the World|last=Times Books|date=2014|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-00-755140-8|page=47}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qunlimited.com/conflict.htm|title=Who Wants to Be a Judge at the National Academic Championship?|work=National Academic Championship|date=2003|accessdate=6 December 2016|author=Question Unlimited}}</ref>. Kwa kawaida huitwa "ziwa", si "hori"<ref name="Murphy">{{Cite journal|last=John C. Murphy|title=Marine Invasions by Non-Sea Snakes, with Thoughts on Terrestrial–Aquatic–Marine Transitions|url=http://icb.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/2/217.full|journal=Integr. Comp. Biol.|publisher=Oxford Journals Volume 52, Issue 2 Pp. 217-226.|issue=52 (2)|pages=217–226.|doi=10.1093/icb/ics060|access-date=May 10, 2012|quote=...from Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. ▼