(=' :') :*..❤ ¤¨¯`* ♥ 2CATATUMBO lighting EL RELAMPAGO DEL CATATUMBO EN CONGO

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Este fenómeno se caracteriza por ser un relámpago casi continuado, que se produce en nubes de gran desarrollo vertical formando arcos eléctricos entre los 2 y los 10 kilómetros de altura (o más), a medida que los vientos alisios penetran en la superficie del lago en horas de la tarde (cuando la evaporación es mayor) y se ven obligados a ascender por el sistema montañoso de Perijá (de 3.750 msnm) y la Cordillera de Mérida, el ramal venezolano de los Andes (de 5.000 msnm, aproximadamente). El origen de este fenómeno está en el efecto orográfico de estas cordilleras que encierran y frenan a los vientos del noreste produciéndose nubes de gran desarrollo vertical, concentradas principalmente en la cuenca del río Catatumbo.The "Relámpago del Catatumbo" (Catatumbo lightning) is a phenomenon that occurs over the marshlands at the Maracaibo mouth of the river, where lightning storms occur for about 10 hours a night, 140 to 160 to nights a year, for a total of about 1.2 million lightning discharges per year. The light from thisactivity can be seen up to 400 km away and has been used for ship navigation; it is also known as the "Maracaibo Beacon" for this reason.[1]

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  • I love looking at the view of what you show us! Beautiful, Extreme, and often wild...and always worth the view!

  • thank you my friend

  • I'm affraid, gimme shelter, ingrid

  • hahahahahahaahah

  • That is some storm..

    Pººhßear

  • thanks dear wendy

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  • You are one of a kind our dear Ingrid!

    Merry Christmas from your family in Holland

    May it bring you lots of happiness

    xxxxx

  • i know how it feels being under a heavy storm like that..very good, i wish you a long life full of happiness with the things that you like to do, take care sweetie..

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  • Congo Mirador. Great place.

  • que impresionante

  • Terrible fenomeno! Gran info!

  • VERY WiLd And Very GOOD Ingrid GreaT PicTures And And Video HUGSSSSSSSS From Me To You  ***** AngeL *****

  • awesome! peace2u. eric

  • Nice shots of the lightning.

  • pause the video at 0:04 Nice

  • i love this so much it is awesome

    how neat

    jade

  • Your video is rare

    I cannot see any video like you made

    You rock

  • Spectacular video.

    Wow!

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