<Tr> <Th> Surface elevation </Th> <Td> 0 m (0 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> 467 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Maracaibo, Cabimas </Td> </Tr> <P> Lake Maracaibo (Spanish: Lago de Maracaibo) is a large brackish tidal bay (or tidal estuary) in Venezuela and an "inlet of the Caribbean Sea ." It is sometimes considered a lake rather than a bay or lagoon . It is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by Tablazo Strait which is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) wide at the northern end . It is fed by numerous rivers, the largest being the Catatumbo . At 13,210 square kilometres (5,100 sq mi) it was once the largest lake in South America; the geological record shows that it has been a true lake in the past, and as such is one of the oldest lakes on Earth at 20--36 million years old . </P>

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