how far is trinidad from venezuela

Trinidad is very close to Venezuela: the shortest distance across the Gulf of Paria is only about 11–12 kilometers (around 7 miles) between Trinidad’s northwest coast and Venezuela’s eastern Paria Peninsula.

Quick Scoop: How far is Trinidad from Venezuela?

• The shortest sea distance between Trinidad and Venezuela’s mainland is roughly 11–12 km (about 7 miles) across the narrow channel between Trinidad’s northwest tip and the Paria Peninsula.

• When measured country-to-country (centroid to centroid) , the distance between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela is about 756 km (470 miles) in a straight line.

Why the distances seem different

People asking “how far is Trinidad from Venezuela?” may mean two slightly different things:

• Nearest points across the water
  • About 11–12 km of sea at the closest approach.
  • This reflects how near the islands are to the South American mainland and explains why small boats can make the crossing.

• Center of Trinidad & Tobago to center of Venezuela
  • Around 756 km (470 miles) “as the crow flies.”
  • This is a more abstract geographic measure used in mapping and statistics, not what you would sail across.

Travel sense check

• In everyday terms, Trinidad is just off the coast of Venezuela , separated by a relatively narrow stretch of water, even though official country-to-country distance numbers might sound much larger.

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