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[[File:Trinidad and Tobago Shaded Relief PCL Texas Annotated.jpg|thumb|right|280px|A physical relief map of [[Trinidad]] showing the Naparima Plain in the southwest |
[[File:Trinidad and Tobago Shaded Relief PCL Texas Annotated.jpg|thumb|right|280px|A physical relief map of [[Trinidad]] showing the Naparima Plain in the southwest]] |
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On the island of [[Trinidad]], the '''Naparima Plain''' is a broad lowland area on the west between the [[Central Range, Trinidad and Tobago|Central Range]] and the [[Southern Range]] (see map);{{Sfn|Black|1976}} the lowland area on the east is the [[Nariva Plain]]. |
On the island of [[Trinidad]], the '''Naparima Plain''' is a broad lowland area on the west between the [[Central Range, Trinidad and Tobago|Central Range]] and the [[Southern Range]] (see map);{{Sfn|Black|1976}} the lowland area on the east is the [[Nariva Plain]]. To the north of the Central Range is the [[Caroni Plain]]. The Oropouche river flows through the Naparima Plain and drains into the Oropouche Lagoon, a swampy area, on the [[Gulf of Paria]] coast.{{Sfn|Black|1976}} The northern region of the Naparima Plain has alluvial soil; the southern region is sandy and less fertile.{{Sfn|Black|1976}} |
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The [[Banwari Trace]] archaeological site, the oldest site in the Caribbean, is located in the Naparima Plains (Oropouche River plains). |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{citation|last1=Black|first1=Jan Knippers| |
*{{citation|last1=Black|first1=Jan Knippers|series=American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies|title=Area handbook for Trinidad and Tobago|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kNpZ_SU4CkMC|accessdate=14 October 2013|year=1976|publisher=Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 4 April 2022
On the island of Trinidad, the Naparima Plain is a broad lowland area on the west between the Central Range and the Southern Range (see map);[1] the lowland area on the east is the Nariva Plain. To the north of the Central Range is the Caroni Plain. The Oropouche river flows through the Naparima Plain and drains into the Oropouche Lagoon, a swampy area, on the Gulf of Paria coast.[1] The northern region of the Naparima Plain has alluvial soil; the southern region is sandy and less fertile.[1]
The Banwari Trace archaeological site, the oldest site in the Caribbean, is located in the Naparima Plains (Oropouche River plains).
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Black 1976.
References
[edit]- Black, Jan Knippers (1976), Area handbook for Trinidad and Tobago, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies, Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., retrieved 14 October 2013