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Catatumbo lightning

atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela
Class type of: thunderstorm Q1512672

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
meteorological phenomenon
Country
Venezuela[3]
Subclass of
thunderstorm[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 9.345°, -71.737°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Municipio Catatumbo[2]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Information integrity on extreme weather events[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Catatumbo lightning ar بروق كتاتمبو de Catatumbo-Gewitter de Catatumbo-Wetterleuchten es Relampago de Catatumbo es Relámpago de Catatumbo es Relampago del Catatumbo es Relámpago del Catatumbo es Rayo del Catatumbo es faroles de Maracaibo es linternas de San Antonio es Rayo de Catatumbo fr Foudre de Catatumbo he הברקים של קאטאטומבו hu Catatumbói villámlás id Petir Catatumbo it Fulmini del Catatumbo ja カタトゥンボの雷 ko 카타툼보 번개 nl Catatumbobliksem
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Catatumbo Lightning - Rayo del Catatumbo.jpg ↗
Atlas Obscura place ID
relampago-del-catatumbo
Freebase ID
/m/03nwkxt
Quora topic ID
Catatumbo-Lightning

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🔗 Connections
Country 1
Venezuela
Instance of 1
meteorological phenomenon
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Municipio Catatumbo
Subclass of 1
thunderstorm
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Summary

Catatumbo lightning is a meteorological phenomenon[1].

Related Entities

Venezuela

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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Information integrity on extreme weather events
    "Changed [pt-br] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: adding labels and P5008 (details)"
  2. 25w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → —
    "Removed claim: Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/nekonecna-burka-v-congo-mirador/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; s"
  3. 26w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Venezuela
    Subclass of → thunderstorm
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Municipio Catatumbo
    Instance of → meteorological phenomenon
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/nekonecna-burka-v-congo-mirador/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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