Courantyne River
Courantyne River Corentyne, Corantijn River | |
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Location | |
Country | Suriname, Guyana |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 5°57′N 57°06′W / 5.950°N 57.100°W |
Length | 724 km (450 mi) |
Basin size | 69,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 2,300 m3/s (81,000 cu ft/s) |
The Courantyne River (also Corentyne, Corantijn) is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana. It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the East Berbice-Corentyne region of Guyana.
Its tributaries include Kutari River, Coeroeni River, New River, and Zombie Creek.[1] In Suriname; Kabalebo River, Lucie River, Sipaliwini River, Kutari River.
Course
The river runs through the Guianan moist forests ecoregion.[2] It originates in the Acarai Mountains and flows northward via the Boven (Upper) Courantyne which is the source river for approximately 724 km (450 mi) between Guyana and Suriname, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Corriverton, Guyana and Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname. A ferry service operates between these two towns.
Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the river for about 120 km (75 mi) to
Waterfalls
The
Territorial dispute
Between the upper reaches of the Courantyne, the Upper Courantyne, the Coeroeni and the Koetari rivers lay the controversial
See also
- Corantijn Basin
- Borders of Suriname
- List of rivers of Guyana
- List of rivers of Suriname
- List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
References
- ^ "Zombie Creek, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ Schipper, Jan; Teunissen, Pieter; Lim, Burton, Northern South America: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil, and eastern Venezuela (NT0125), retrieved 2017-04-03
- ^ "King Edward VIII Falls". World Water Fall Database. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Permanent Court of Arbitration - Guyana/Suriname Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Award of the Tribunal Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine