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On the island of
On the island of Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...
, the Naparima Plain is a broad lowland area on the west between the Central Range and the Southern Range (see map); 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
The Gulf of Paria ( ; ) is a shallow ( at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries by as little as at its narrowest and at its widest points. T ...
coast. The northern region of the Naparima Plain has alluvial soil; the southern region is sandy and less fertile.
The Banwari Trace archaeological site, the oldest site in the Caribbean, is located in the Naparima Plains (Oropouche River plains).
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*{{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. Plains of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad (island)