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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 Central Range, Central Mountains, or Central Mountain Range may refer to several ranges of mountains, including: * Central Range, New Guinea * Central Range, Taiwan * Central Range, Trinidad and Tobago * Central Range, Venezuela See also * Cen ...

and the

Southern Range On the island of Trinidad, the Southern Range is a discontinuous chain of low hills along the southern coast, reaching their highest altitude in the high Trinity Hills of the southeast. According to legend, the sight of the three neighboring hi ...

(see map); the lowland area on the east is the

Nariva Plain On the island of Trinidad, the Nariva Plain is a lowland area on the east between the Central Range, Trinidad and Tobago, Central Range and the Southern Range; the lowland area on the west is the Naparima Plain. To the north of the Central Range ...

. To the north of the Central Range is the

Caroni Plain On the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caroni Plain is a lowland area between the Northern Range and the Central Range. The lowland areas to the south of the Central Range are the Naparima Plain on the west and the ...

. 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 Banwari Trace, an Archaic (pre-ceramic) site in southwestern Trinidad, is the oldest archaeological site in the Caribbean. The site has revealed two separate periods of occupation; one between 7200 and 6100 BP (Strata I and II) and the other be ...

archaeological site, the oldest site in the Caribbean, is located in the Naparima Plains (Oropouche River plains).

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References

*{{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)