Columbus Channel

Columbus Channel at Quinam Bay, south Trinidad

The Serpent's Mouth or Columbus Channel is a strait lying between Icacos Point in southwest Trinidad and Tobago and the north coast of Venezuela. It leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Paria.

Coordinates: 10°00′N 61°30′W / 10.000°N 61.500°W / 10.000; -61.500